Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning. — David M. Shoup Copy Share Image
“It takes thousands of bullets to kill an army but one to end a war.” — Michael Martinez Copy Share Image
If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years. — James Forrestal Copy Share Image
Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized by their opponents. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men.” — Nathaniel Fick Copy Share Image
There are hunters and there are victims. By your discipline, you will decide if you are a hunter or a victim. — James Mattis Copy Share Image
It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be… — James Mattis 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
Sgt. Hartman: 'How tall are you, Private?'... Private Cowboy: 'Sir, five-foot-nine, sir!'... Sgt. Hartman: 'Five-foot-nine, I didn't know they stacked shit that… — Gunnery Sgt Hartmant 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
So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time! — Chesty Puller Copy Share Image
We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing! — John W. Vessey, Jr Copy Share Image
I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is… — Clifton B. Cates Copy Share Image
Find the enemy that wants to end this experiment (in American democracy) and kill every one of them until they're so sick… — James Mattis Copy Share Image
There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of it. Better,… — James Brady 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
Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean.… — Rodney Stark 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
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
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
The most important six inches on the battlefield is between your ears. — James Mattis 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
Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me! — Henry Pierson Crowe Copy Share Image
Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary. — Alfred M. Gray Copy Share Image
Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there. — Victor H. Krulak Copy Share Image
Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue. — Chester W. Nimitz Copy Share Image
Loving a marine is a high price to pay its kinda of feel old in a young body¥ — Ellie 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
“Take your time. Stay away from the easy going. Never take the same way twice. Gunny Arndt's rules for successful reconnaissance; Guadalcanal 1942” — GYSGT Charles C. Arndt 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
