“Ensure that no Marine who honorably wore the eagle, globe and anchor is lost to the Marine Corps family.” LostGlobesMarineEaglesAnchorsMarine CorpsMy Marine Author:James L. Jones
“I was a model Marine.. My rifle was always clean, uniform always starched, and the shoes always shined. I guess that's how I became so neat-sort of the Felix Unger of baseball roomates. Blame it on the Marines.” ModelsBaseballBlameCleanShoesUniformsMarineNeatRiflesMarine Corps Author:Jay Johnstone
“The Marine Corps taught me that I could achieve my goals. In short, the Marines made me believe in myself.” BelieveMadeGoalAchieveTaughtMarineMarine Corps Author:Gregory Alan Williams
“Being in the Marine Corps was the best thing that ever happened to me. It can do a lot for a young guy. I owe a lot to the Marine Corps. If I had a son, I'd want him to be a Marine.” IfsWantYoungGuyCan DoHappenedSonBest ThingsMarineWant HimMarine CorpsYoung GuysBest Thing That Ever Happened To Me Author:Tom Monaghan
“I earned my stripes as a Marine, and the Corps gets full credit for straightening me out. At 17, I was young, I was unhappy and most of all, I was undisciplined. The Marine Corps was the right service in the right place at the right time.” YoungCreditUnhappyRight TimeMarineRight PlaceMarine CorpsStripesUndisciplined Book:Leaving home: a memoir Source: Leaving home: a memoir
“I have learned two important lessons from my association with the Marine Corps: always be on time and always be ready to do what is required when you get there.” TwoImportantReadyLessonsAssociationI Have LearnedMarineMarine CorpsImportant Lessons Author:Ed McMahon
“With their survival as an institution and as individual human beings at stake, the Marines have had to ruthlessly and endlessly examine, discard, define, refine, and redefine their approaches to achieve the ultimate in rapid, effective response to dynamic challenges.” HumansIndividualChallengesHuman BeingsAchieveApproachSurvivalUltimateInstitutionsResponseStakesMarineRapidsMarine Corps Author:David A. Freedman
“For some reason, people look at me and laugh. I don't know why.” PeopleKnowsLooksReasonLaughingLook At Me Author:Zooey Deschanel
“I should deem a man-of-war incomplete without a body of Marines...imbued with that esprit that has so long characterized the "Old Corps."” MenShouldLongWarBodyMilitaryArmyOfficersNavyMarineIncompleteMarine CorpsInspirational MilitaryUs ArmyEsprit De Corps Author:Joshua R. Sands