“I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!”
Douglas MacArthur
“Men do not fight for flag or country, for the Marine Corps or glory or any other abstraction. They fight for one another. [And] if you came through this ordeal, you would age with dignity.”
William Manchester
“Marines are very good at fighting, ... And if Gen. Franks wants fighters on the ground and he puts Marines in, he'll have what he wants.”
Peter Pace
“We are the ones responsible to determine whether the war that our marines, soldiers and airmen are fighting in is worth the cause.”
Scott Ritter
“The primary purpose of the league is to support the U.S. Marine Corps and the families of Marines who are serving. With a large group of Marines in harm's way, we have been called on to take a more active role in the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program and other community projects.”
David Jackson
“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!”
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Ideals are like the stars: we never reach them, but like the mariners of the sea, we chart our course by them.”
Carl Schurz
