“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 <br class="br">Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly" <br class="br">Compare Frederick the Great: Rogues, would you live forever? http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/wo/would.html <br class="br">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,