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Posted: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 - 03:12 AM UTC
The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years.—Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal to LtGen H. M. Smith, as the Marines raised the flag on Mt. Suribachi over Iwo Jima, 23 Feb. 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

We are United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, esprit, and military prowess.--
Gen. James L. Jones, USMC (CMC); 10 November 2000

Retreat Hell! We’ve Just got here!
—Attributed by MajGen Ben Fuller to Col Frederick M. “Dopey” Wise, CO 2d Bn., 5th Marines, 2dDiv, AEF in France, on being informed that the French troops were retreating and being advised to do likewise, Wise reportedly erupted with an expletive.

Panic sweeps my men when they are facing the American Marines.
—captured North Korean major during Korean War

Semper Fi
Andy