Usmc Quotes - Page 2

• There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better, tougher training, more marksmanship on the firing range, the instant obedience to orders seared into men in boot camp.

  James Brady

  Military, Marine, Men

  James Brady (2007). “The Coldest War: A Memoir of Korea”, p.9, Macmillan

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• I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines.

  Dan Dailey

  Inspirational, Military, Patriotic

  "The Marines' Bulletin", Vol. 1, Issues 1-3, 1918.

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• By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting to their country which only history will be able to value fully. Among the Americans who served on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

  Chester W. Nimitz

  Country, Military, Marine

  Chester W. Nimitz's statement after the Battle of Iwo Jima, circa March - May 1945.

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• The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it.

  Mark W. Clark

  Cocky, Marine, Fighting

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  I don't lose any sleep at night over the potential for failure. I cannot even spell the word.

  James Mattis

  Sleep, Night, Enemy

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• The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

  James Mattis

  Enemy, Important, Ears

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• Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick of the killing that they leave us and our freedoms intact.

  James Mattis

  Sick, Enemy, Democracy

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• Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized by their opponents.

  Ernst Otto Fischer

  Marine, Opponents, Tenacity

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• If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war.

  Douglas MacArthur

  War, Military, Marine

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• No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.

  James Mattis

  War, Thinking, Enemy

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• Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

  Will Rogers

  Funny, Hilarious, Sarcastic

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The journey of a thousand miles begins with a cash advance.

  Alton Brown

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Heroism is endurance for one moment more.

  George F. Kennan

  Hero, Marine, Endurance

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• So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time!

  Chesty Puller

  Marine, Fire, Get Away

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• We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

  John W. Vessey, Jr.

  Running, Military, Marine

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• Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines.

  John J. Pershing

  Military, Marine, Army

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• Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.

  Alfred M. Gray

  Military, Marine, Firsts

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• I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well.

  Robert E. Cushman, Jr.

  Military, Marine, Men

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• Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning.

  David M. Shoup

  Military, Marine, Winning

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• The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.

  James Forrestal

  Military, War, Mean

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• Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue.

  Chester W. Nimitz

  Military, War, Marine

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• The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps.

  Alexander Vandegrift

  Military, Marine, Knees

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• I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence.

  Edward Johnson

  Marine, Feelings, United States

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• We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!

  Chesty Puller

  Military, Marine, Problem

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  For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles.

  Charles C. Krulak

  Military, Marine, Winning

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