Libutti Usmc Quotes

When I joined the military it was illegal to be homosexual, then it became optional, and now it's legal. I'm getting out before the Democrats make it mandatory. ~ Sgt. Harry Berres, USMC

Whenever you are presented with a problem, the first thing you should do is conduct a literature survey. ~ Lt Gen Paul K. Van Riper, USMC (Ret.)

The bended knee is not a tradition of our Corps. ~ Alexander Vandegrift

It takes thousands of bullets to kill an army but one to end a war. ~ Michael Martinez

I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines. ~ Dan Dailey

The more Marines I have around, the better I like it. ~ Wesley Clark

Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum. ~ Gregory Boyington

Great Marine commanders, like all great warriors, are able to kill that which they love most -- their men. ~ Nathaniel Fick

Improvise, Adapt and Overcome" - USMC, unofficial ~ U.S. Marine Corps

I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps. ~ Jonathan Winters

A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons. ~ David Dixon Porter

I'm in battle mode. Shut down. Hard. I'm not Hunter anymore. I'm Lance Corporal Lee, USMC. Semper Fi, bitches. ~ Jasinda Wilder

Democracy and tyranny are not distant relatives. They're bedfellows."

-General John James
Commandant, USMC
December 11th, 2032 ~ L. Douglas Hogan

In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers. ~ Chris Kyle

Pvt. Joker is silly and he's ignorant but he's got guts and guts is what counts!"
Gunnery Sergeant Hartman USMC
~ Matthew Modine

Take your time.
Stay away from the easy going.
Never take the same way twice.
Gunny Arndt's rules for successful reconnaissance; Guadalcanal 1942 ~ GYSGT Charles C. Arndt

Sergeant Bobby Shaftoe, USMC, pours some beans into the grinder and starts to belabor the crank. A black flurry begins to accumulate in the coffeepot below. He has learned to make this stuff the Swedish way, using an egg to settle the grounds. ~ Neal Stephenson

In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches
- do the right thing, for the right reason
- no exception exists that says: unless there's criticism or risk. Damn the consequences. ~ Josh Rushing

The Marines have landed and the situation is well in hand. ~ Richard Harding Davis

My great uncle Pvt. Tommy Rooney, USMC, was killed on Guam during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. I was named after him, so I always thought about him and wearing the uniform. The JAG Corps gave me that opportunity after law school. ~ Tom Rooney

Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever. ~ Phil Hartman

Heroism is endurance for one moment more. ~ George F. Kennan

If I had one more division like this First Marine Division I could win this war. ~ Douglas MacArthur

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

It's quite fun to fight them, you know. It's a hell of a hoot. It's fun to shoot some people. I'll be right up front with you, I like brawling. ~ James Mattis

I can never again see a UNITED STATES MARINE without experiencing a feeling of reverence. ~ Edward Johnson

The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it. ~ Mark W. Clark

Goddamn it, you'll never get the Purple Heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me! ~ Henry Pierson Crowe

We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess. ~ James L. Jones

I still need Marines who can shoot and salute. But I need Marines who can fix jet engines and man sophisticated radar sets, as well. ~ Robert E. Cushman, Jr.