more Quotes
"It is friendship, and something beyond friendship, that binds the Marine Corps together."
- Donald T. Regen, Secretary of the Treasury under President Ronald Reagan
"The raising of that flag means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years."
- Secretary of State James Forrestal following the Flag Raising at Iwo Jima
"Panic sweeps my men when they are facing the American Marines!"
- Captured North Korean Major
"My only answer as to why the Marines get the toughest jobs is because the average Leatherneck is a much better fighter. He has far more guts, courage, and better officers... These boys out here have a pride in the Marine Corps and will fight to the end no matter what the cost."
- 2nd Lt. Richard C. Kennard, Peleliu, World War II
"I liked being in the Marines. They gave me discipline I could live with. By the time I got out, I was able to cope with things on a more realistic level."
- Steve McQueen, movie star
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