"Part of the American dream is to live long and die young. Only those Americans who are willing to di..." — Douglas MacArthur

I've looked that old scoundrel death in the eye many times but this time I think he has me on the ropes.

I suppose, in a way, this has become part of my soul. It is a symbol of my life. Whatever I have done that really matters, I've done wearing it. When the time comes, it will be in this that I journey forth. What greater honor could come to an American, and a soldier?

Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die.

I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world!