“I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines.”
1919
Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
Le sergent major Daniel Joseph "Dan" Daly faisait partie du Corps des Marines et est l'un des 19 hommes à avoir obtenu 2 fois la Medal of Honor. On lui attribue ces paroles, qu'il aurait crié aux hommes de sa compagnie avant de charger les troupes allemandes à la Bataille du bois Belleau lors de la Première Guerre mondiale : " Come on, you sons of bitches ! Do you want to live forever ? " .
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“I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines.”
1919
Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
“It was an object lesson to have served with him.”
Maj. Gen. Butler
Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
“The fightinest Marine I ever knew.”
Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler
Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
“Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?”
Battle cry at the Battle of Belleau Wood, World War I, June 1918
Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
Compare Frederick the Great: Rogues, would you live forever? http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/wo/would.html
Source: "Sergeant Major Daniel "Dan" Joseph Daly, USMC (Deceased)", Who's Who in Marine Corps History, United States Marine Corps, 2015-09-18 https://www.mcu.usmc.mil/historydivision/Pages/Who%27s%20Who/D-F/Daly_DJ.aspx,