Marines Quotations

Anytime you're going to take your Marines into harm's way, they are looking for leadership that is calm, assertive, sure of themselves. And quite honestly, I don't think that some of these young Marines care if it's a male or a female. They just want to be properly led.

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We've been at war for 10 years with this generation of Marines. We've seen women do a whole lot of things between the war in Iraq and the current war in Afghanistan. The fact that I'm sitting here making sure that we continue to put out the best young Marines is just a matter of it being 2011.

We are acknowledging the close personal nature of our 10 years at war and the strong bonds of fidelity that Marines have for one another, especially for those fellow Marines who we have lost.

I joined the Marines the week I turned 17, and that led to a few experiences that might qualify as adventure - eye of the beholder.

Jimmy Carter used to walk off the airplane carrying his own luggage. Do you remember that? I don't want my president carrying - I want the freaking Marines to be carrying his luggage, and they want to carry his luggage.

We have a wretched motley Crew, in the Fleet; the Marines the Refuse of every Regiment, and the Seamen, few of them, ever wet with salt Water.

We have a number of killed in the action in Nasiriya with the Marines -- I believe that number will remain less than 10 -- and a number of wounded,

When the Marines do the math, they figure they can get the most out of Pfc. Pace in six- or seven-month deployments inside a normal four-year commitment.

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.

When units come back they usually do an inventory of what gear they have and what is damaged or missing. When a unit comes in to check out, they need to have a missing or damaged gear statement stamped certified or true copied by their commanding officer. They have to have the statement done within ninety days of return. Instead of having the CO sign thirty missing or damaged gear statements, the unit only has to make one letter which the CO signs and attach the other Marines statements along with it.

Shane tried to join the Marines but was turned down for a hearing impairment.

My father-in-law was a U.S. Marine colonel, and he was stationed on the base that we played at, ... There were about 68,000 Marines and families. We were raising money because when these kids go away and then come home in a body bag, their family gets $12,000 and they get kicked off the base a month later.

My family is heavily involved in the Marines and close-combat training, and I was raised doing Japanese sword training, so I've always been of the mentality that you have to be able to defend yourself.

I got to travel around Anbar Province, had a great group of Marines who worked for me who traveled around Anbar Province. I got to hang out with a lot of different types of Marines and soldiers and sailors.

I'd like to thank the Royal Marines for bringing me in like that and scaring the s--- out of me,

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat. I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

I don't care, really, whether the movie polarizes people, Republican, Democrat, ... I don't think it should. But what's more important to me is that I hope Marines get something out of it. I hope that they feel like we honored them, because we meant to.

I'd been in college studying English creative writing and history when I made the decision to join the Marines in the runup to the Iraq war.

I get zero sense of that. This is an administration and a president that are like the Marines -- they're used to taking the beach, they're used to getting shelled. But they dig in and they do their jobs.

I get just about everything I ask for, ... But, yes, I'd like to have a whole battalion of civil affairs Marines out there backing me up. I wish there were more of us so we could be the main face of the Marine Corps that people see here.

He would always talk about the beach raids in the Philippines and the Solomons. He'd tell how they would drop off the Marines, then go back later to pick them up. Sometimes the Marines would be there, and other times they would be met by the Japanese.

He followed in my foot steps. He died doing what he wanted to do. He was a Marine and that's what Marines do.

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He was persuaded that if he joined the Marines he would get a new sense of purpose.

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.

I think there was a well-thought-out decision on part of the Marines that let's not rush headlong into there. There may be ambushes set up,

Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think it is necessary to keep the marines in Okinawa, a geographically strategic location from the standpoint of maintaining deterrence.

I suppose it is the lot of soldiers and Marines to be objectified according to the politics of the day and the mood of the American people about their war.

Physically, he resembles him a little bit, at least a slight resemblance, the shape of his face, the brown hair. Journalistically, he's kind of followed in Jennings' footsteps, as far as he's done a lot of foreign reporting. He was embedded with the Marines in Iraq. Bosnia, Afghanistan. Pakistan. ... He's not a lightweight.

Some Marines made fun of the fact that I had done plays and studied poetry, but then I won the award for physical training.

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.

Joining the military was never a dream for Scott, it was just something he wanted to do and he simply walked in the recruiting office and told them he wanted the Marines, and he wanted infantry. That was the way Scott did everything. If he was going to do something he would always do it to win and he always liked a challenge. That is why he picked the Marines and the infantry. That was the biggest challenge for him.

We need the Marines to be as sharp as possible.

You adapt to the circumstances and the circumstances are different. I get zero sense of that. This is an administration and a president that are like the Marines -- they're used to taking the beach, they're used to getting shelled. But they dig in and they do their jobs.

We're a family, the Marine Corps. We take care of each other, and that includes supporting the spouses and families of Marines who are left behind during a deployment. We all take care of one another.

Were we to cancel it outright, I am convinced that what we will do is not only set back the effort to advance our military and its performance of missions ... (but) we will wind up paying in a currency that we hold particularly dear. And that's the lives of Marines and other service personnel,

We are grateful to members of the Third Battalion 25th Marines who served along the Euphrates River corridor,

When you hear the word Marine, 'Two Marines died today' -- those are real people. We're real people.

The governor's reaction was tough, but I asked for his understanding and cooperation on the issues of reducing the number of Marines and integrating bases. I understand it will be tough.

Everybody else would take the chance to go to college. They look at the Marines as some hard-nosed stuff you can't make it through. I asked him about it and he said if he had the chance he'd do it again. He said it was one of the best experiences he ever had.

I've been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy.

The way I see it is they came to his house, uninvited, ... They had not only the force of the embassy but the Marines with them. They made it clear that he had to go now or he would be killed.

These soldiers over there and these Marines are very special people, ... They care about these people.

The most important finding is that a large number of soldiers and Marines are using mental health services very soon after they get home.

As our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines defend the nation, ... they must know that their country will never abandon them, that we will spare no effort to bring them home. This is our sacred trust we owe to those who serve.

This is really hard to take in terms of 19 Marines dying on a training mission like this, ... It only points out how dangerous our training missions are, when we train with night vision capability equipment and that additional burden upon those who are flying the aircraft.

They told us we were the safest people on Earth because they had 180 Marines up there,

They told us to charge up a hill and take an enemy position and we just did it. I did crazy things that you do when you are 17 and don't know any better. The Marines just love 17- and 18-year old guys for that reason.

A lot of children, grandchildren, really have no idea what these soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines did during that time period. To them, that's grandpa. To find out what these men actually endured is amazing.

A lot of the great pieces of journalism from Iraq showed how important command influence was in violent, aggressive environments, where Marines and soldiers had a constrained set of choices to make in sudden moments.

American soldiers and Marines are out there every day in dangerous conditions and desert temperatures -- conducting raids, training Iraqi forces, countering attacks, seizing weapons, and capturing killers -- and back home a few opportunists are suggesting they were sent into battle for a lie,

They're known sometimes as a guardian angel to their fellow marines and to watch over and protect them.

It's a tragedy for everyone, particularly the families, the ski area, the cable car operators and the Marines as well, ... set out to determine culpability in a fair, open and thorough way.

It's one of the things that the Marines and the Army feel they're lacking right now, particularly the Marines, which have very few women in those roles.

It's one of the new services we try to tell Marines and their families about before they're deployed.

It's overwhelming to listen to how many Marines are going to come through that building with his name on it.

The warehouse sustained an approximate 8 foot hole in the roof of the building and no sailors or Marines were injured in the attack,

They damned near cleaned our clock. They were a formidable enemy. I threw myself into a bomb crater and there were two marines there and I realized I was the only one alive. It was an incredibly bitter battle, so I'd like Eastwood to do something that would bring us together.

The retail establishment in Onslow County has figured out that Marines and sailors today have a lot more discretionary income than they did 10 or 20 years ago. In addition to discretionary income, our Marines have a lot more mobility today. They are coming into town and they are not shy about spending their money.

I'm not going to try and intimidate this guy. I thought maybe he had been in the Marines or overseas.

I liked it because it was a challenge. I've always liked a challenge. I liked what the Marines stood for. I thought it was a great deal. And I trusted him.

I know we will win because I see it in the eyes of the Marines every morning. In their eyes is the sparkle of victory.

In the year 2054, the entire defense budget will purchase just one aircraft. This aircraft will have to be shared by the Air Force and Navy 3-1/2 days each per week except for leap year, when it will be made available to the Marines for the extra day.

Intelligence is so fluid right now, ... To fit somebody in place in order to go kill them, you've got to be able to respond quickly for that information to be useful. So now with the Marines on the ground you're talking about a reaction time that's under an hour in some cases, maybe minutes.

I know he was happy with his decision to go to the Marines and to go into the service and to go to Iraq.

I know Michael's fellow Marines and his family will forever cherish the memory of their comrade, son, brother, husband and father. His tremendous capacity for love shaped their lives. We will never forget him.

Because their planes were destroyed on Saipan, he was taken into the Marines which had aircraft.

By far, the Navy and the Marines have been the most successful at public affairs.

I can remember some pictures that he brought back of children having the freedom you know, that we don't see here. My nephew and all the other Marines and contractors, did not give their life just for us to pull out of Iraq." ()

He asked me what in the world I was doing in the Marines and I told him I'd be out in a few years and was wondering if I could get another shot at a gig with him when I got out.

He asked me to send Congress a message -- stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message -- that cowards cut and run, Marines never do,

He asked me to send Congress a message: Stay the course, ... He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message: that cowards cut and run, marines never do.

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The Marines staked everything on the Osprey and won.

The Marines have burned this old couples cottage, because fire was coming from here,

The Marines have a saying that, 'If you can't hire a Marine, you hire a civilian and you turn them green,' ... And greening is what is happening.

The Marines appealed to her. They were the best of the best.

The entire Marine force was designed around the concept of amphibious warfare, which is a good deal different from the kind of conflict they're fighting in Iraq today, hundreds of miles from the sea. The Marines are a light force; they kick in the door but they are not supposed to occupy all the rooms.

The last three times that that general has been in combat, when he was leading Marines in Afghanistan and the two times that he led his division in Iraq, his actions and those of his troops clearly show that he understands the value of proper leadership and the value of human life.

The kids will be very much alone over the next months with so many Marines deployed, and it's nice for them to have someone like a grandma or grandpa around.

Some spend their entire lives wondering if they have made a difference in this world. The Marines don't have that problem.

I made the four minutes of the prelude entirely with the sound of hand-tools. At one point it sounds to me like you're inside an electron accelerator. And I've used recordings made by US Marines in 1945 in the Pacific Ocean, which give an idea of the sound and texture of that time.