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“He ran as he'd never run before, with neither hope nor despair. He ran because the world was divided into opposites and his side had already been chosen for him, his only choice being whether or not to play his part with heart and courage. He ran because fate had placed him in a position of responsibility and he had accepted the burden. He ran because his self-respect required it. He ran because he loved his friends and this was the only thing he could do to end the madness that was killing and maiming them.”
― Karl Marlantes, Matterhorn

“War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.”
― Sebastian Junger, War

“Huxley: "Tell me something Bryce, do you know the difference between a Jersey, a Guernsey, a Holstein, and an Ayershire?"
Bryce: "No."
Huxley: "Seabags Brown does."
Bryce: "I don't see what that has to do..."
Huxley: "What do you know about Gaelic history?"
Bryce: "Not much."
Huxley: "Then why don't you sit down one day with Gunner McQuade. He is an expert. Speaks the language, too."
Bryce: "I don't..."
Huxley: " What do you know about astronomy?"
Bryce: "A little."
Huxley: "Discuss it with Wellman, he held a fellowship."
Bryce: "This is most puzzling."
Huxley: "What about Homer, ever read Homer?"
Bryce: "Of course I've read Homer."
Huxley: "In the original Greek?"
Bryce: "No"
Huxley: "Then chat with Pfc. Hodgkiss. Loves to read the ancient Greek."
Bryce: "Would you kindly get to the point?"
Huxley: "The point is this, Bryce. What makes you think you are so goddam superior? Who gave you the bright idea that you had a corner on the world's knowledge? There are privates in this battalion who can piss more brains down a slit trench then you'll ever have. You're the most pretentious, egotistical individual I've ever encountered. Your superiority complex reeks. I've seen the way you treat men, like a big strutting peacock. Why, you've had them do everything but wipe your ass.”
― Leon Uris, Battle Cry

“In the simple moral maxim the Marine Corps teaches

鈥� do the right thing, for the right reason

鈥� no exception exists that says: unless there's criticism or risk. Damn the consequences.”
― Josh Rushing, Mission Al-Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World

“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, nor use as details in a novel.”
― Tiffany Madison

“Show me a hero and I'll show you a bum.”
― Gregory "Pappy" Boyington, Baa Baa Black Sheep

“Let those other women marry bankers. I've got myself a Marine.”
― Mollie Gross, Confessions of a Military Wife

“I found myself surrounded by really old veterans wearing hats that said, "Retired Marine - SEMPER FI." These hats didn't appear to fit on their heads, but instead seemed to hover over them.
At one point, I mistakenly tried to take the last box of crackers that a veteran also wanted. He started yelling, "I ran away from home at seventeen, lied about my age, and joined the Corps! I fought in World War II, Korea, and NAM! I have no cartilage in my right knee! It's bone-on-bone, but every morning I run six miles! I did not sacrifice my knee for this country to come here today and have you disrespect me at the commissary. Oooh-RAH!"
I dropped the crackers and walked away.”
― Mollie Gross, Confessions of a Military Wife

“There are no heroes
Only those that accomplish incredible feats
Under incredible amounts of pressure”
― Brendan Bigney, War What Comes After

“Those who do not appreciate the soldiers should try to live without the soldiers.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

“In life, one can choose to go up, down, or standstill. I choose to move up.”
― Linda Jo Heffner, Tainted Seas: My Sailor's Story

“Bite the dog too often
And you will tear it apart
Before it even has the chance to rise
Yet be too kind
And it will forget that it was bred for war
It will die in the killing fields
Everything you do must be with purpose and reason
All decisions must be made without emotion
With respect to the mission
And the currency of lives”
― Brendan Bigney, War What Comes After

“There are some people who think you have to hate them in order to shoot them. I don鈥檛 think you do. It鈥檚 just business.”
― James Mattis

“The only person I wouldn't want to fight is myself." -Kai Gug”
― Kai Gug

“No matter
how hard you train them,
how deliberately you plan,
or how much support you send their way;
to lose Marines
is to watch as fires flicker out
beneath a torrent of rain.”
― Brendan Bigney, War, What Comes After

“Oh.
My.
GOD.
Julian is in full Marine dress. He's in uniform.”
― Sabrina Elkins, Stir Me Up

“... [Howlin' Mad] Smith was the "Patton of the Pacific.”
― James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima

“Unlike all the other combatants in World War II, including the U.S. Army, Smith and his Marines never lost a battle.”
― James Bradley, Flags of Our Fathers: Heroes of Iwo Jima

“Wars may be started by the failings of humanity
But they are won
By the craft
Of the keen and intelligent minds that fight them”
― Brendan Bigney, War What Comes After

“Guys, I鈥檓 gonna pretend like all of you are incapacitated or unconscious. And if none of you makes a move, I鈥檒l be leaving you to your own resources. Otherwise, this drone鈥檚 detonating its onboard explosives. As the only one of us who鈥檚 not physically present, I鈥檝e got zero fucks to give about how that goes. Your call. [Conner]”
― William Gibson, Agency

“No matter
how hard you train them,
how deliberately you plan,
or how much support you send their way,
there is one constant that does not change;
to lose marines
is to watch as fires flick out
beneath a torrent of rain.”
― Brendan Bigney, War, What Comes After

“To its acolytes, the Marine Corps was no less than a secular religion-Jesuits with guns-grounded in a training regimen and an ethos that relied on a historical narrative of comradeship and brotherhood in arms stretching over 150 years. In short, if a man wanted to be part of America's toughest lineup, he had best join the institution that had fought at the Halls of Montezuma and Tripoli, Belleau Wood and Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Iwo Jima.”
― Tom Clavin, The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat

“I want to be judged, but not too harshly. I want you to call me a baby-killer, but not to my face. I want the veteran identity to be surgically extracted from my body, but I want you to buy me a beer so we can talk about the war, and the good times, and the bad times, and the rotten culture of the military, and the feeling of being young and in uniform and sexy and structured and free and a slave. I want you to get me to admit that I miss it.”
― Miles Lagoze, Whistles from the Graveyard: My Time Behind the Camera on War, Rage, and Restless Youth in Afghanistan

“Ten days passed, ten days of total idleness. The novelty of our surroundings wore off and the battalion began to suffer from a spiritual disease called la cafard by the French soldiers when they were in Indochina. Its symptoms were occasional fits of depression combined with an inconquerable fatigue that made the simplest tasks, like shaving or cleaning a rifle, seem enormous. Its causes were obscure, but they had something to do with the unremitting heat, the lack of action, and the long days of staring at that alien landscape; a lovely landscape, yes, but after a while all that jungle green became as monotonous as the beige of the desert or the white of the Arctic.”
― Philip Caputo, A Rumor of War: The Classic Vietnam Memoir

“A clear expression and understanding of intent is essential to unity of effort. The burden of understanding falls on senior and subordinate alike. The seniors must make their purposes perfectly clear but in a way that does not inhibit initiative. Subordinates must have a clear understanding of what their commander expects.”
― U.S. Marine Corps, Warfighting

“There are two basic military functions: waging war and preparing for war. Any military activities that do not contribute to the conduct of a present war are justifiable only if they contribute to preparedness for a possible future one. Clearly, we cannot afford to separate conduct and preparation. They must be intimately related because failure in preparation leads to disaster on the battlefield.”
― U.S. Marine Corps, Warfighting

“Critiques are an important part of training because critical self-analysis, even after success, is essential to improvement. Their purpose is to draw out the lessons of training. As a result, we should conduct critiques immediately after completing training, before memory of the events has faded. Critiques should be held in an atmosphere of open and frank dialogue in which all hands are encouraged to contribute. We learn as much from mistakes as from things done well, so we must be willing to admit mistakes and discuss them. Of course, a subordinate鈥檚 willingness to admit mistakes depends on the commander鈥檚 willingness to tolerate them. Because we recognize that no two situations in war are the same, our critiques should focus not so much on the actions we took as on why we took those actions and why they brought the results they did.”
― U.S. Marine Corps, Warfighting

“The Marine Corps鈥� style of warfare requires intelligent leaders with a penchant for boldness and initiative down to the lowest levels. Boldness is an essential moral trait in a leader for it generates combat power beyond the physical means at hand. Initiative, the willingness to act on one鈥檚 own judgment, is a prerequisite for boldness. These traits carried to excess can lead to rashness, but we must realize that errors by junior leaders stemming from overboldness are a necessary part of learning.”
― U.S. Marine Corps, Warfighting

“True Marine, I thought. I wasn't sure what that meant. From what I could tell, to be considered a True Marine, you had to be tough. And toughness in the Marine Corps, it seemed to me, was determined by how much abuse you could endure with a smile on your face.”
― Karie Fugett, Alive Day: A Memoir

“We'd become volatile, and we were afraid to tell anyone about it, both of us ashamed to admit that all the stress had unleashed monsters in us. We were supposed to be heroes. Or, at least, that's what everyone was calling us.”
― Karie Fugett, Alive Day: A Memoir