Chesty Puller Born : June 26, 1898 Died : October 11, 1971 Browse All Authors Top 21 quotes by Chesty Puller They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us this time. Chesty Puller marine military war Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed. Chesty Puller marine differences long So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time! Chesty Puller usmc marine fire We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem! Chesty Puller usmc marine military I want to go where the guns are! Chesty Puller marine-corps gun military Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines". Chesty Puller marine real military The mail service has been excellent out here, and in my opinion this is all that the Air Force has accomplished during the war. Chesty Puller military air war There are not enough chinamen in the world to stop a fully armed Marine regiment from going where ever they want to go. Chesty Puller marine military world Where the hell do you put the bayonet? Chesty Puller bayonets bad-ass hell They are in front of us, behind us, and we are flanked on both sides by an enemy that outnumbers us twenty nine to one. They can’t get away from us now! Chesty Puller My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion - in my case, the United States Marine Corps. It means more than self-preservation, religion, or patriotism. I've also learned that this loyalty to one's corps travels both ways: up and down. Chesty Puller patriotism loyalty love religion In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live four years. Chesty Puller alone army courage history What the American people want to do is fight a war without getting hurt. You can't do that any more than you can get into a barroom fight without getting hurt... Unless the American people are willing to send their sons out to fight an aggressor, there just isn't going to be any United States. Chesty Puller fight you war people If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the dark. If you do, they won't do a bit more than they have to. But if they comprehend, they'll work like mad. Chesty Puller you leadership work men In the Marine Corps, your buddy is not only your classmate or fellow officer, but he is also the Marine under your command. If you don't prepare yourself to properly train him, lead him, and support him on the battlefield, then you're going to let him down. That is unforgivable in the Marine Corps. Chesty Puller yourself down you support Pain is weakness leaving the body. Chesty Puller weakness leaving pain body I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek safety in the rear... Officers should be forward with their men at the point of impact. Chesty Puller value great men life Paperwork will ruin any military force. Chesty Puller ruin will force military My definition, a definition in the drill books from the time that General Von Steuben wrote the regulations for General George Washington, the definition of the object of military training is success in battle... It wouldn't be any sense to have a military organization on the backs of the American taxpayers with any other definition. Chesty Puller training battle success time You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em. Chesty Puller hit you hurt sports
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