Chesty Puller quotes

I want to go where the guns are. (Chesty Puller)
You don't hurt 'em if you don't hit 'em. View quote
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Those days in the woods saved my life many a time in combat. View quote
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We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things. View quote
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Our country won't go on forever, if we stay soft as we are now. There won't be any America-because some foreign soldiery will invade us and take our women and breed a hardier race. View quote
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Where the hell do you put the bayonet? View quote
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Pain is weakness leaving the body. View quote
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Paperwork will ruin any military force. View quote
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I wish I had a flair for writing, as then I am certain this regiment would get the credit due them when the history of this operation is finally written. Now everyone knows, but in a few years what is written will govern. I will do a better job of getting the facts in my reports than I did in the past war. I will also claim everything due the regiment. View quote
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Our Eighth Army headquarters is still in Seoul. I don't understand how they expect the troops to reach the Yalu River without their leaders. View quote
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