"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means……" — James Forrestal
"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years."
More Corps Quotes
- I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military… — Smedley Butler
- I think there would be no shortage of applicants to the government astronaut corps to be settlers on the planet… — Buzz Aldrin
- There's a mindset of flexibility and adaptability that comes with us. We don't mind hardship. We don't mind somebody saying,… — James F. Amos
- ”Morale is the state of mind. It is steadfastness and courage and hope. It is confidence and zeal and loyalty.… — George C. Marshall
- There was always talk of espirit de corps, of being gung ho, and that must have been a part of… — James Brady
- By their victory, the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Divisions and other units of the Fifth Amphibious Corps have made… — Chester W. Nimitz
- The Marine Corps has just been called by the New York Times, 'The elite of this country.' I think it… — William Halsey
- I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps. — Jonathan Winters
- It is difficult to be a good noncommissioned officer. If it had been easy, they would have given it to… — William A. Connelly
- The goal of the corps of NCOs, whose duty is the day-to-day business of running the Army so that the… — William G. Bainbridge
- The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps. — Alexander Vandegrift
- Since the birth of our nation, the steady performance of the Marine Corps in fighting America's battles has made it… — Clare Boothe Luce