Being responsible Quote by Robert Sherrod

Marines have a cynical approach to war. They believe in three things; liberty, payday and that when two Marines are together in a fight,…

— Ernie Pyle

“For the Marines, it validated their claim of “first to fight.” They were the first Allied ground force to take the offensive against Axis…

— Tom Clancy

I should deem a man-of-war incomplete without a body of Marines...imbued with that esprit that has so long characterized the "Old Corps."

— Joshua R. Sands

War is brutish, inglorious, and a terrible waste... The only redeeming factors were my comrades' incredible bravery and their devotion to each other. Marine…

— Eugene B. Sledge

Since the birth of our nation, the steady performance of the Marine Corps in fighting America's battles has made it the very symbol of…

— Clare Boothe Luce

In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get…

— Chris Kyle

Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat.

— Anonymous

My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion - in my…

— Chesty Puller

With their survival as an institution and as individual human beings at stake, the Marines have had to ruthlessly and endlessly examine, discard, define,…

— David A. Freedman

The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and…

— Mark W. Clark

“If Marines told to obey their officer suspect for a second that the officer would avoid the truth or not take responsibility for their…

— Simon Sinek

“increasingly, they did not really know each other. The constant toll of death and injury, in addition to the policy of rotating marines out…

— Mark Bowden