The essence of the Marine Corps experience, I decided, was pain.

Military life is hard, even cruel—especially for the kids.

You speak Arabic? Tell him my name is Infidel Redeemed by Christ.

Every solider believes in war till the time he actually fights it.

America without her Soldiers would be like God without His angels.

War is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of.

Keep thy airspeed up, less the earth come from below and smite thee.

When a flight is proceeding incredibly well, something was forgotten.

The meeting began well, meaning it had the potential for being short.

Permission to shoot the fucker in the face when it comes over the rim?

No one is fighting for my freedom unless they are doing it on my soil.

Excited. In a good way. I've been training my whole life for this.

Here's to us, who's like us Damn few, and they're all dead.

If freedom is free and none need worry, then what blood drops for thee?

The military is only as strong as the other institutions supporting it.