The Marines
Death Before Dishonor!
-Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem. Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985
-Freedom is not free, but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share. Ned Dolan
-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
-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 2001 As reported on page 1 of the New York Times
-Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever. the mythical GySgt. Hartman, USMC; portrayed by GySgt. R. Lee Ermey, a Marine Corps Drill Instructor using his own choice of words in Full Metal Jacket, 1987
-You cannot exaggerate about the Marines. They are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are. Father Kevin Keaney 1st Marine Division Chaplain Korean War
-The deadliest weapon in the world is a Marine and his rifle. Gen. John "Black Jack" Pershing, U.S. Army Commander of American Forces in World War I
-Don't you forget that you're First Marines! Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you! Col. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, USMC rallying his First Marine Regiment near Chosin Reservoir, Korea, December 1950
-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
-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
-The United States Marine Corps, with its fiercely proud tradition of excellence in combat, its hallowed rituals, and its unbending code of honor, is part of the fabric of American myth. Thomas E. Ricks; Making the Corps, 1997
-For over 221 years our Corps has done two things for this great Nation. We make Marines, and we win battles. Gen. Charles C. Krulak, USMC (CMC); 5 May 1997
-Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever? GySgt. Daniel J. "Dan" Daly, USMC near Lucy-..le-Bocage as he led the 5th Marines' attack into Belleau Wood, 6 June 1918
Full Metal Jacket - Motivational Speech
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFNeBRc7W7s
href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnlvdXR1YmUuY2 9tL3dhdGNoP3Y9X0ZhRGhua3pxVFU=">Funny Marine Vehicle Checkpoint
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FaDhnkzqTU
USMC Silent Drill Platoon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y90UPLLo6nY
This is what the Marine Corp is all about.
Ears Open. Eyeballs Click.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCGqCGALd5I
This recruit needs a head call