Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar… — Robert E. Cushman Jr Copy Share Image
I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence. — Edward Johnson Copy Share Image
Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary. — Alfred M. Gray Copy Share Image
For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles. — Charles C. Krulak Copy Share Image
Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there. — Victor H. Krulak Copy Share Image
Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they… — John J. Pershing Copy Share Image
I am convinced that there is no smarter, handier, or more adaptable body of troops in the world. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me! — Henry Pierson Crowe Copy Share Image
In the last analysis, what the Marine Corps becomes is what we make of it during our respective watches. And that watch… — Louis H. Wilson Jr Copy Share Image
The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers… — John A. Lejeune Copy Share Image
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at… — Thomas Holcomb Copy Share Image
A Marine should be sworn to the patient endurance of hardships, like the ancient knights; and it is not the least of… — Bernard Law Montgomery Copy Share Image
General [James] Mattis's primary experience - indeed, his only experience - is as a member of the United States Marine Corps, where… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can… — Mark W. Clark Copy Share Image
We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down… — John W. Vessey, Jr Copy Share Image
...We are intensely proud of their noble record and are glad to have had the whole world see how irresistible they are… — Woodrow Wilson Copy Share Image
The man who will go where his colors go, without asking, who will fight a phantom foe in the jungle and mountain… — T. R. Fehrenbach Copy Share Image
A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago - there's no such thing as a former Marine. You're… — James F. Amos Copy Share Image
I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description… — Norman Schwarzkopf Copy Share Image
Due to the oath I swore to the constitution when I enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, by virtue of the… — Adam Kokesh Copy Share Image
Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The Marines fought almost solely on esprit de corps, I was certain. It was inconceivable to most Marines that they should let… — Robert Sherrod Copy Share Image
The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it is the… — William Halsey Copy Share Image
I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps. — Jonathan Winters Copy Share Image
We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military… — James L. Jones Copy Share Image
Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever. — Phil Hartman Copy Share Image
“To be or not to be wasn't the question meant; it was the secret answer hidden in riddled defense.” — Michael Anthony Gill-Branion Copy Share Image
The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years. — James Forrestal Copy Share Image
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines. — Dan Dailey Copy Share Image
Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning. — David M. Shoup Copy Share Image
By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made an accounting… — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
Throughout my professional life, I have looked upon the Corps as a most valuable part of our naval organization, and this opinion… — Samuel Francis Du Pont Copy Share Image
Any officer can get by on his sergeants. To be a sergeant you have to know your stuff. I'd rather be an… — Daniel Daly Copy Share Image
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