“Retreat Hell! We're just attacking in another direction.”

— Oliver P. Smith

Said during the Korean War, December 1950, U.S. Marine Corps History Division website http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Frequently_Requested/Quotes.htm.

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United States Marine Corps general 1893–1977

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