Don't get small units caught in between the forces of history.

- John W. Vessey, Jr.

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 …

- John W. Vessey, Jr.

Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one.

- John W. Vessey, Jr.

More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any oth…

- John W. Vessey, Jr.

We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing!

- John W. Vessey, Jr.

My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it.

- John W. Vessey, Jr.