The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis.
– From a post-war debriefing of a German General
Never tell the Platoon Sergeant you have nothing to do.
– Unknown
We, the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have now done so much for so long with so little, we are now capable of doing anything with nothing.
— Unknown
Army food: the spoils of war
— Unknown
Friendly fire – isn’t.
— Unknown
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
— RAdm. “Jay” R. Stark
If it ain’t broke, fix it till it is.
– Coast Guard saying
Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons!
— Unknown
When the pin is pulled, Mr. Grenade is not our friend. – US Marine Corps
There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion.
— Gen. William Thornson