“My view is that the Marines are trying to send a message to people in the ranks today that they, too, will be required to participate in a war, whether they think it's illegal or immoral.”
Louis Font
“When you hear the word Marine, 'Two Marines died today' -- those are real people. We're real people.”
Mark Patterson
“Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.”
Ronald Reagan
“Historically, the Marines were recruiting warriors, and the Army was recruiting people looking for a good career move, ... Well, if you are recruiting warriors, Iraq is what you have been waiting for. But right now, Iraq doesn't look like such a good career move.”
John Pike
“I think they were trying to send a signal to young Marines that if they go, they will be followed to their graves by the Marine Corps.”
“We keep reading stories about five Marines dying today and 55 Shiites being blown up in Baghdad. There is considerable frustration over that, and that frustration is the source of political problem for Bush. He's got his name on this war.”
Andrew Kohut
“The people here are unbelievable, from the city of Jacksonville, the Marines, especially (Maj. Gen. Robert C.) Dickerson,”
Mickey Tettleton
