Quotes on Usmc

Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed.

The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!

There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline...you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world.