They died hard, those savage men - like wounded wolves at bay. They were filthy, and they were lousy, and they stunk. And I loved them.

Quote by Douglas MacArthur

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Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

Optimism is denial, so face the facts and move on

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on...

I have known war as few men now living know it. It's very destructiveness on...

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

It is part of the general pattern of misguided policy that our country is now...

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

My first recollection is that of a bugle call.

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

The inescapable price of liberty is an ability to preserve it from destruction

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what...

You are remembered for the rules you break.

You are remembered for the rules you break.

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

There is no substitute for victory.

There is no substitute for victory.

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

Could I have but a line a century hence crediting a contribution to the advance...

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not...

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the...

In my dreams I hear again the crash of guns, the rattle of musketry, the...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

And like the old soldier in that ballad, I now close my military career and...

Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit...

Cluster bombing from B-52s are very, very accurate. The bombs are guaranteed to always hit...

If the enemy is in range, so are you.

If the enemy is in range, so are you.