"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second hand opinion."Gen. William Thornson, US Army
"Freedom is not free, but the US Marine Corps will pay most of your share." Ned Dolan
"A Marine is a Marine. I set that policy two weeks ago- there's no such thing as a former Marine. You're a Marine, just in a different uniform you're in a different phase of your life. But you'll always be a Marine because you went to Parris Island, San Diego, or the hills of Quantico. There's no such thing as a former Marine." General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps
"Marines know how to use their bayonets. Army bayonets may as well be paper weights." Navy Times, Nov 1994.
"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!" General of the Armies Douglas MacArthur
"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" Eleanor Roosevelt
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. But, the Marines don't have that problem." Ronald Reagan
"We are the United States Marines, and for two and a quarter centuries we have defined the standards of courage, espirit, and military prowess." Gen. James L. Jones, USMC
"I love the Corps for those intangible possessions that cannot be issued: pride, honor, integrity, and being able to carry on the traditions for generations of warriors past." Cpl. Jeff Sornig, USMC
"My only answer as to why Marines get the toughest jobs is 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
"You cannot exaggerate about the Marines: they are convinced to the point of arrogance, that they are the most ferocious fighters on earth- and the amusing thing about it is that they are." Kevin Keany, 1st Marine Division Chaplain
There are so so many more, but I will stop there. Like I said, I could ramble on and on about the Marine Corps. Being a part of it involves facing some very challenging events, but I am so thankful to have the opportunity to be a part of the elite of this country. My husband is the one who earned it, by all his hard work at OCS, TBS, Comm school, and day in and day out every day. I have the privilege of carrying the Marine Corps name as well, and I could not be more honored. It has given Jason a career he loves, it has given us lifetime friends we would have never met otherwise, and a chance to see the world and have perspectives broadened. It is often a love hate relationship, but at the end of the day, I would do it all over again. Semper Fidelis, and Happy Birthday!
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