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There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion.

Gen. William Thornson, U.S. Army

Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corpswill pay most of your share.

Ned Dolan

I come in peace, I didn't bring artillery. But I am pleading with you with tears in my eyes: If you fuck with me, I'll kill you all.

Marine General James Mattis, to Iraqi tribal leaders

Hell, these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal and took Iwo Jima. Bagdad ain't shit.

Marine Major General John F. Kelly

We signed up knowing the risk. Those innocent people in New York didn't go to work thinking there was any kind of risk.

Pvt. Mike Armendariz-Clark, USMC; Afghanastan, 20 September 2001As reported on page 1 of the

New York Times

The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!

MGen. Frank E. Lowe, USA; Korea, 26 January 1952

Marines know how to use their bayonets. Armybayonets may as well be paper-weights.

Navy Times; November 1994

Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marinescan. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines.

Gen. John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, USA; 12 February 1918

The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, itshallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor,is part of the fabric of American myth.

Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997

For all of those that have son's or daughter's at bootcamp let me pass on what I found. Let me give you a little back ground first. When my sonleft home he had no motivation, he was lazy, slobby, no pride, no self worth. This is the boy that got off the bus March 18th at Parris Island. Theman that I met on Thursday for parents day is AWESOME. There is no way I can describe to youall the difference. He looks different, he walksdifferent, he talks different, he has such a sense of bearing and pride all I could do was look at himin awe. Oh yes, the training is hard, what he went through is unimaginable to any one that has not been there. They are definitely taught to beWarriors. Let me tell you the surprise of what elsethey are taught. My Marine son has better values,better morals, better manners than any one I know. It is so much more than Yes Sir, Yes Mam...so much more. He cares about how helooks, he cares about what he does, and its not a

boastful, bad ass thing. He is a true gentleman. I saw patience, and a calmness in him that I havenever seen. I could never express my gratitudeenough to the Marine Corps for what they have given my son. I know this, I have an 11 year old Devil pup still at home. When the time comes for his turn if I had to I would take him kicking and screaming all the way. Although I'm sure that will not happen. The hero worship I see in my younger sons eyes for his Marine brother tells me I will have two Marines in the family, and I will be onevery proud mother.

"Cybil", Mother of a Marine writing to themyMarineGroup

The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a

Marine Corps for the next five hundred years.

James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945(the flag-raising on Iwo Jima had been immortalized in a photograph byAssociated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal)

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!

General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur; Korea, 21 September 1950

We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island,and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on?

Gen. John W. Vessey Jr., USA, Chairman of the the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the assault on Grenada, 1983