Freak Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy Birthday to all my fellow Devil Dogs out there. OOH-RAH!!! Here are some quotes about Marines that always brighten my day... 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 Corps will pay most of your share. Ned Dolan 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. Army bayonets may as well be paper-weights. Navy Times; November 1994 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 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, First Lady of the United States, 1945 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 Marines I see as two breeds, Rottweilers or Dobermans, because Marines come in two varieties, big and mean, or skinny and mean. They're aggressive on the attack and tenacious on defense. They've got really short hair and they always go for the throat. RAdm. "Jay" R. Stark, USN; 10 November 1995 They told (us) to open up the Embassy, or "we'll blow you away." And then they looked up and saw the Marines on the roof with these really big guns, and they said in Somali, "Igaralli ahow," which means "Excuse me, I didn't mean it, my mistake". Karen Aquilar, in the U.S. Embassy; Mogadishu, Somalia, 1991 I have only two men out of my company and 20 out of some other company. We need support, but it is almost suicide to try to get it here as we are swept by machine gun fire and a constant barrage is on us. I have no one on my left and only a few on my right. I will hold. 1stLt. Clifton B. Cates, USMC in Belleau Wood, 19 July 1918 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 I can't say enough about the two Marine divisions. If I use words like 'brilliant,' it would really be an under description of the absolutely superb job that they did in breaching the so-called 'impenetrable barrier.' It was a classic- absolutely classic- military breaching of a very very tough minefield, barbed wire, fire trenches-type barrier. Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf, U. S. Army Commander, Operation Desert Storm, February 1991 Do not attack the First Marine Division. Leave the yellowlegs alone. Strike the American Army. Orders given to Communist troops in the Korean War; shortly afterward, the Marines were ordered to not wear their khaki leggings. That is all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
69dejavue Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRocks1 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy B-Day MOTIVATORS!!!!!! ERRRRR!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss Doctor Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Semper Fi my brothers! Oooh-RAH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8snkbite Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 OOH-RAH...followed by... Veteran's Day tomorrow....remember all, but mainly those lost and what they sacrificed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WP64 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Good night, Chesty, wherever you are OOH-RAH! Semper Fi Brothers, Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH53Driver Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Happy Birthday Marines! :happy feet: Semper Fi! CH53Driver/Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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