Loretta Reynolds Quotes

Look, many of us here are regular marines... I will die as a marine because that is my dream.

I did 22 years in the military. I went through Paris Island. I'm a Marine. I will never not be one.

I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines.

I never thought anyone would pity me because of my time in the Marine Corps.

I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

One day, you'll get out of the Marine Corps; you'll put your uniform up, but you'll never not be a Marine.

We Marines believe that God gave America the greatest gift He could bestow to man while he lived on this earth -freedom. We also believe He gave us another gift nearly as precious - our soldiers, sailors, airmen, Coast Guardsmen, and Marines - to safeguard that gift and guarantee no force on this earth can ever steal it away.

I'm proud to have served there for 12 months with Alpha Company of the 39th Infantry.

I was going to be a Marine before I was going to be an actor. I was really serious about joining the Marine Corps.

My experience in uniform has shaped my life and informed who I am like no other, and it's difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea that I will no longer be a soldier.

When soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.

As a veteran, I know firsthand the satisfaction there is in defending the democracy you so strongly believe in, but I can also attest to the trauma encountered from combat on the battlefield.

For me, it's an honor for the military to ask me to go to Iraq, Afghanistan, or GITMO. I'm happy to go.

I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.

Some people wonder all their lives if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem.

I learned about life before I went into the theater, which is why I've been so happy. I was a soldier.

Without the brave efforts of all the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines and their families, this Nation, along with our allies around the world, would not stand so boldly, shine so brightly and live so freely.

As young West Point cadets, our motto was 'duty, honor, country.' But it was in the field, from the rice paddies of Southeast Asia to the sands of the Middle East, that I learned that motto's fullest meaning. There I saw gallant young Americans of every race, creed and background fight, and sometimes die, for 'duty, honor, and their country.'

Spending time with America's soldiers is always inspiring.

Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering.

What was accomplished in 'Band of Brothers' was incredible, from the writing and producing to the performances of the actors who honored all those men that fought bravely and gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Battle is the soldier's vital breath! Peace turns him into a stooping asthmatic. War makes him a whole man again, and gives him the heart, strength, and vigor of a hero.

I loved being in the Marine Corps, I loved my job in the Marine Corps, and I loved the people I served with. It's one of the best things I've had a chance to do.

Everything starts and finishes with the soldier.