"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."

Ronald Reagan, President of the United States; 1985

"The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!"

Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States, 1945

"I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!"

General Douglas MacArthur; Korea, 21 September 1950

"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years."

James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy; 23 February 1945

"The safest place in Korea was right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they could fight!"

MGen. Frank E. Lowe, USA; Korea, 26 January 1952

"The only people I like besides my wife and children are Marines."

Lt. Col. Oliver North