John W. Vessey, Jr. Born : June 29, 1922 Died : August 18, 2016 Browse All Authors Top 7 quotes by John W. Vessey, Jr. More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English language than any other single factor. John W. Vessey, Jr. misunderstood language understanding We have two companies of Marines running rampant all over the northern half of this island, and three Army regiments pinned down in the southwestern corner, doing nothing. What the hell is going on? John W. Vessey, Jr. marine military running My job is to give the president and secretary of defense military advice before they know they need it. John W. Vessey, Jr. military jobs giving Our strategy is one of preventing war by making it self-evident to our enemies that they're going to get their clocks cleaned if they start one. John W. Vessey, Jr. strength self war We have two companies of MARINES running all over this island and thousands of ARMY troops doing nothing! John W. Vessey, Jr. marine army running Don't get small units caught in between the forces of history. John W. Vessey, Jr. units caught force 'Resource-constrained environment' are fancy Pentagon words that mean there isn't enough money to go around. John W. Vessey, Jr.
