There's not really a ban on the KIA bracelet specifically. There are regulations for wearing the uniform and specifically jewelry, and Marines are not allowed to wear bracelets. This falls under that spectrum. Now, the KIA bracelet will be lumped… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
There's a mindset of flexibility and adaptability that comes with us. We don't mind hardship. We don't mind somebody saying, 'Go in and do… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
We are acknowledging the close personal nature of our 10 years at war and the strong bonds of fidelity that Marines have for one… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
I felt that justice had been served and that the world was, in some way, a better place for all of us. — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
Why wouldn't female Marines come forward? Because they don't trust us. They don't trust the command. They don't trust the leadership. — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
Spread the gospel that the Marine Corps is a force that has changed. We're not in 1942 anymore. — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
You just look at the world, and you see things unraveling, and you say, 'I wonder what we ought to do?' Things are seldom… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
I'm not out for quotas. I'm out to attract the best young men and women of our nation. — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
The Marine Corps has been, and will continue to be, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness - ready to respond to today's crisis, with today's… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
“Any book thoughtfully read sharpens the mind and improves on and individual's professional potential.” — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
Memorial bracelets memorializing prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action, and those who died of wounds or injuries sustained in a combat… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
The Marine Corps has to ask itself, 'What does our nation need from its premier crisis response force?' We are America's shock troops in… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
All Marines, sailors and civilian Marines, regardless of sexual orientation, are Marines first. Every Marine is a valued member of our war-fighting team. — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
