I do not want to lead an army of mercenaries.
We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!
Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary.
I've always been proud of being a Marine. I won't hesitate to defend the Corps.
The more Marines I have around, the better I like it.
A mother and a little boy were walking along, and I could tell the minute the recognition hit the little boy. As he walked by holding his mother's hand, he said in a real loud voice, 'Look, Mother. There goes an old Gomer Pyle.'
My great uncle Pvt. Tommy Rooney, USMC, was killed on Guam during the Pacific Campaign in World War II. I was named after him, so I always thought about him and wearing the uniform. The JAG Corps gave me that opportunity after law school.
I wanted to be able to say I was a Marine.
