"Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it comes to deterring a crisis. And the ships and Marines may not have to do anything but lie offshore. It is hard to lie offshore with a C-141 or C-130 full of airborne troops." ~ Gen. Colin Powell, U. S. Army Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff - During Operation Desert Storm

"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

“I’ll never forget them or their spirit. Those boys were burned and bruised. But I never saw a Marine who was beaten.” ~ Navy Flight Nurse Norma Crotty, Iwo Jima

"A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons." ~ Admiral David D. Porter, USN

“The Marine Corps … took a boy and made him a man.”  –Cpl. Edwin C. Bearss, 1942

"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

"We're not retreating, Hell! We're just attacking in a different direction!" — Gen. Oliver Smith | USMC

"Marines don't know how to spell the word defeat" — Gen. James N. Mattis | U.S. Central Command

"The deadliest weapon in the world is a MARINE and his rifle!" - GEN. PERSHING, US.ARMY

"The Marines have landed, and the situation is well in hand". ~ Richard Harding Davis, war correspondent (1885)