Top Marines Quotes

You must be a light unto yourself.

America's finest - our men and women in uniform, are a force for good throughout the world, and that is nothing to apologize for.

And that was my homecoming. It was fine, I guess. Getting back feels like your first breath after nearly drowning. Even if it hurts, it's good.

As a civilian, I know nothing about combat, the Marine Corps experience or modern man's struggle adjusting to peace after war. I only know what's been shared with me; confidences I would never betray,...

We are trained fighting machines. Peace is not an option for us. We’re jarheads. What the hell do we know about peace?

Hopefully one day Wars will only be fought in movies. And may the best producer win!

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

The Marines are like my West Highland Terrier. They get up every morning, they want to dig a hole, and they want to kill something.

If I charge, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, revenge me.

The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain.

You may hate the war, but never hate the ones that fight. For they do not choose when or where to fight. All they chose was to protect who they love and even the people they don't know.

It was easy to make fun of the marines when they weren't listening. In Holden's navy days, making fun of jarheads was as natural as cussing. But four marines had died getting him off the Donnager, and...

There was nothing green left; artillery had denuded and scarred every inch of ground. Tiny flares glowed and disappeared. Shrapnel burst with bluish white puffs. Jets of flamethrowers flickered and he...

There was nothing green left; artillery had denuded and scarred every inch of ground. Tiny flares glowed and disappeared. Shrapnel burst with bluish white puffs. Jets of flamethrowers flickered and he...