Matt Mitchell

“Lying in a foxhole sweating out an enemy artillery or mortar barrage or waiting to dash across open ground under machine-gun or artillery fire defied any concept of time.”
― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

“Kick him in the balls before he kicks you in yours”
― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

“I think the Marine Corps has forgotten where Pavuvu is," one man said.
"I think God has forgotten where Pavuvu is," came a reply.
"God couldn't forget because he made everything."
"Then I bet he wishes he could forget he made Pavuvu.”
― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

“Your soul may belong to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the marines.”
― Eugene B. Sledge, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa