“When the history of the Great War is written, it will be no easy task to assign to each of the titanic battles its proper place in the scale of importance, but if justice is done, the Battle of Belleau… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“The discipline of the Marines, however, is thorough, and we make no apology for it. Respect for officers and absolute, unquestioning obedience to orders is taught from the beginning, but we proceed on the principle that we are dealing with intelligent men. We believe in leaving something to their own initiative and resourcefulness, and the theory has panned out on… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share
“we had the whole history of the Corps behind us, and what a Marine has he holds; he kills or gets killed; he does… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“Unquestionably, the intelligent, educated man makes, in the long run, the best soldier. There is no place for the mere brute in modern warfare.… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“the thing that made him cross was the irregularity of the meals, especially when an order came to move just as they were sitting… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“With the help of God and a few Marines” Is a phrase that has been attributed to nearly every naval hero from John Paul… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“They say the German soldiers fight blindly, with only such knowledge of their objectives as is absolutely necessary to send them forward. We believe… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“There is among the Marines, to a noteworthy degree, readiness and mobility, there is intensive training, and there is discipline. There is also the… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“When the history of the Great War is written, it will be no easy task to assign to each of the titanic battles its… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“The Marine is a trained athlete, a picked man, a he creature with muscles and a jaw, whose motto is “kill or be killed,”… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“There is a special training which the Marine recruits must undergo that explains much regarding the quality and effectiveness of the finished product.” — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“The United States Marine, on the other hand, is prepared, so far as it is humanly possible to prepare a man, for anything that… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
“One matter has been settled by this war which my association with the Navy has led me to be particularly interested in. The U-boat… — Albertus Wright Catlin Copy Share Image
