Chesty Puller Quotes

All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us…they can’t get away this time.

Don’t forget, you’re First Marines! Not all the Communists in hell can overrun you!

We’ve been looking for the enemy for some time now. We’ve finally found him. We’re surrounded. That simplifies things.

All right, you sons of bitches. Do you want to live forever?

We’re surrounded. That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them.

Take me to the front line. It is always in candybar reach.

We’ve been fighting from the front for this long. They just noticed?!

They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.

The safest place in Korea is right behind a platoon of Marines. Lord, how they can fight!

Great. Now we can shoot at those bastards from every direction.

We’re not retreating. We’re just advancing in a different direction.

Goddammit, you’ll never get the purple heart hiding in a foxhole! Follow me!

We’re the 1st Marines! We demand the best weaponry, and the best snacks!

We don’t need a damn demilitarized zone. We’ll take that inch by inch.

Marines don’t die, they just regroup in heaven.

We’re surrounded, those poor bastards.

I love the smell of napalm in the morning. It smells like…victory.

War is a game of Russian roulette. Except we’re the ones with the finger on the trigger.

Goddammit, we’re not stranded. We’re just enjoying some beach time!

When the enemy hit us, they were outnumbered. Now they’re just short on friends.

Do not grieve. It is always better to die for the Emperor than to live for yourself.

Do they honestly think they can defeat the U.S. Marines? Bless their tiny communist hearts.

There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and the enemy. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion.

Being ready is not what matters. What matters is winning after you get there.

Marines are known for their ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome. We’re like MacGyver’s dream team.

They’ve got us surrounded! We’re in the perfect position to launch a counter-attack.

We’ll attack on the left and right flanks, and the enemy won’t know what hit them…until it hits them.

The enemy may outnumber us, but they’ll never outfight us.

We’re not just fighting for our lives, we’re fighting for each other. That’s what makes us Marines.

They may have taken our territory, but they’ll never take our fighting spirit.

Marines don’t retreat, we just reload.

When the going gets tough, the tough call for backup…and then lead the way to victory.

Fear is not an option. It’s a motivator.

Our enemies may be fearsome, but they’ve never faced Marines before.

Every Marine a rifleman. Every Marine a hero.

Life’s tough, but Marines are tougher.

We’ll fight to the last bullet, and then we’ll fight with our fists.

We’re not just here to fight, we’re here to win.

We’re not arrogant, we’re just confident in our abilities.

The enemy may have strength in numbers, but we have strength in unity.

Marines don’t retreat, we regroup and come back stronger.

We’re not here to take prisoners, we’re here to make history.

When the enemy sees our battle flag, they’ll know they’re about to be defeated.

Bravery is not the absence of fear, it’s the ability to act despite it.

We’re surrounded? Good. Now we can attack in all directions.

We don’t wait for the enemy to come to us, we bring the fight to them.

We don’t need luck, we have skill and determination.

The harder the fight, the sweeter the victory.

We’re not savage, we’re just relentless in pursuing our objectives.

We’re not here to make friends, we’re here to win battles.