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Leatherneck Famous Marine Quotes
"The future success of the Marine Corps depends on two factors: first, an efficient performance of all duties to which its officers and men may be assigned; second, promptly bringing this efficiency to the attention of the proper officials of the government, and the American people."
MajGen John A. Lejeune, 13th CMC
"In the Army, shock troops are a small minority supported by a vast group of artisans, laborers, clerks and organizers. In the Marines there are practically nothing but shock troops."
Combat correspondent John Lardner, 6 March 1945 report on Iwo Jima in New Yorker magazine, 17 March 1945
"The brave ones were shooting the enemy; the crazy ones were shooting film."
War correspondent after viewing Marine combat photographers
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