War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine Corps training taught us to kill efficiently and to try to survive. But it also taught… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“Lying in a foxhole sweating out an enemy artillery or mortar barrage or waiting to dash across open ground under machine-gun or artillery fire… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines.” — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
I asked God "Why, why, why?" I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted the bitterest… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“I think the Marine Corps has forgotten where Pavuvu is," one man said. "I think God has forgotten where Pavuvu is," came a reply.… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“As the sun disappeared below the horizon and its glare no longer reflected off a glassy sea, I thought of how beautiful the sunsets… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
I am the harvest of man's stupidity. I am the fruit of the holocaust. I prayed like you to survive, but look at me… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“The men digging in on both sides of me cursed the stench and the mud. I began moving the heavy, sticky clay mud with… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“And I didn’t neglect to point out to my Yankee buddies that most of the high shooters in our platoon were Southern boys.” — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“The other veteran said "Listen, mate, everybody gets scared, and anybody says he don't is a damn liar” — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“Would the war dehumanize me so that I, too, could "field trip" enemy dead with such nonchalance?” — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
“I concluded that it was impossible for me to be killed, because God loved me. Then I told myself that God loved us all… — Eugene B. Sledge Copy Share Image
