War Quotes

[LST Express]

"We'll start the war right here!" Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr landing in the wrong area at Utah Beach.

[crsutton]

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance."

John Sedgewick's final words......

[terje439]

"Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet!"
Stonewall Jackson, 1st Bull Run, when told the enemy was pushing the CSA back.

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

"You have sat here too long for any good you are doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!".

Conservative MP Leo Amery (echoing the words of Oliver Cromwell to Charles I) to Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain during the debate on the Norwegian fiasco 7th May 1940.

A CLASSIC quote Warspite!!![8D][8D][8D]

[Richrd]

"Two gallons? What are two gallons of whiskey among one man?"

[Ddog]

"Retreat Hell! We just got here!"
 
Major Lloyd Williams who was serving as a company commander in the 5th Marines during the Battle of Belleau Wood when advised to withdraw by a French officer.
 
 

[ilovestrategy]

I had rather be first in a village than second in Rome.

Julius Ceaser.

[Walloc]

Rangers, lead the way!

From Wiki:

Birth of the Ranger Motto

On 6 June 1944, during the assault landing on Dog White sector of Omaha Beach as part of the invasion of Normandy, General Norman Cota (assistant CO of the 29th ID) approached Maj. Max Schneider, CO of the 5th Ranger Battalion and asked “What outfit is this?”, Schneider answered "5th Rangers, sir!" To this, Cota replied “Well, goddamit, if you're Rangers, lead the way!” From this, the Ranger motto—"Rangers lead the way!"—was born

[Wirraway_Ace]

The badge of rank [leaders wear] ...is a symbol of servitude -- servitude to soldiers.
GEN Maxwell Taylor

[Wirraway_Ace]

Leadership in a democratic army means firmness, not harshness; understanding, not weakness; justice, not license; humaneness, not intolerance; generosity, not selfishness; pride, not egotism.
GEN Omar Bradley

[Wirraway_Ace]

Special Orders to No. 1 Section 13/3/18

1. This postion will be held, and the section will remain there until relieved.
2. The enemy cannot be allowed to interfere with this programme.
3. If this section cannot remain here alive, it will remain here dead, but in any case it will remain here.
4. Should any man, through shell shock or other cause, attempt to surrender, he will remain here dead.
5. Should all guns be blown out, the section will use Mills grenades and other novelties.
6. Finally, the position, as stated, will be held.

F.P. Bethune Lr.
O/C No. 1 Section

[Wirraway_Ace]

"'Well, they're all equal now.'

'In the sight of god, anyways.'

'Yes', Chamberlain said, 'In the sight of God."

from Killer Angels

[Wirraway_Ace]

"Red Hat Six, this is Ghost Rider Two-Seven. I'm sorry I won't be able to help you any more today. I am gut shot. I'll have to leave you now. Hang on and good luck."

-radio transmission from a helicopter pilot to a young Army Captain, 27 feb 1968, Hill 614.

[Wirraway_Ace]

Sorry, but I could do this all day...

Mike

[ChezDaJez]

ORIGINAL: Wirraway_Ace

Sorry, but I could do this all day...

Mike

keep 'em coming!

A few of my favorites (plus a couple I just found):

No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.
John F. Kennedy

"I don't care what color you are, so long as you go up there and kill those Kraut sons of bitches. If you need me, you can always find me in the lead tank."
George S. Patton, in welcoming the 761st Black Panther Tank Battalion to the 3rd Army, the first black tankers to fight in the U.S. Army.

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
George S. Patton

The tragedy of war is that it uses man's best to do man's worst.
Henry Fosdick

It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same.
Thomas Paine

"Is life so dear or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Patrick Henry

"Everyone's a pacifist between wars. It's like being a vegetarian between meals."
Colman McCarthy

"Well, if crime fighters fight crime, and fire fighters fight fire, then what do freedom fighters fight? Those bastards don’t tell anyone that part, do they?"
George Carlin


Chez

[CaptDave]

ORIGINAL: Lecivius

The proper quote mentioned above for Patton...

"The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his."
- General George Patton

Thanks, Lecivius. I knew the movie wasn't 100% accurate, but my Patton books are in storage right now so I couldn't look it up.

[Empire101]

ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez




"Well, if crime fighters fight crime, and fire fighters fight fire, then what do freedom fighters fight? Those bastards don’t tell anyone that part, do they?"
George Carlin


Chez

That made me laugh[:D]