"From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine."
"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."
"Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the Marines don't have that problem."
"The American Marines have it [pride], and benefit from it. They are tough, cocky, sure of themselves and their buddies. They can fight and they know it."
"Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary."
"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next five hundred years."
"From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country's battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
of United States Marine....