#marines

...It is a proud privilege to be a soldier – a good soldier … [with] discipline, self-respect, pride in his unit and his country, a high sense of duty and obligation to comrades and to his superiors, and a self confidence born of demonstrated ability. ↗

— George S. Patton Jr.

#army #country #marines #military #navy

The soldier is the Army. No army is better than its soldiers. The Soldier is also a citizen. In fact, the highest obligation and privilege of citizenship is that of bearing arms for one’s country ↗

— George S. Patton Jr.

#army #country #marines #military #navy

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. ↗

— R. Adm. Jay Stark

#military #usmc #military

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally. ↗

— Mark Udall

#capacity #congress #globally #iraq #marines

The Marines gave me a really strong sense of discipline and a work ethic that kicks in at my job. ↗

— Drew Carey

#ethic #gave #job #kicks #marines

Oh, and once, when I was in the Marines, I got a perfect score on my physical fitness test. ↗

— Drew Carey

#got #i #marines #oh #once

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation. ↗

— Robin Hayes

#air #air force #army #coast #coast guard

The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name. ↗

— Drew Carey

#change #fresh #fresh start #head #i

Get off your butt and join the Marines! ↗

— John Wayne

#join #marines #off #your

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

#fighting #franks #gen #good #ground