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One day, you'll get out of the Marine Corps; you'll put your uniform up, but you'll never not be a Marine.

The comforting news for every American is that our men and women in uniform, and every Marine, is as good today as any in our history.

I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I served in all commissioned ranks from Second Lieutenant to Major-General.

After I left the Marines in '46, I wanted to stay in the Marines; I was very happy - I loved that life.

Am I still in uniform? Then I ain't retired.

I stayed in the Navy until July of 1946.

I remember the first time I put on the Army uniform. I just felt like a totally different person - I felt proud.

I grew up in a military family, and there's something about that military-style uniform, all cleaned up, a brutal control effort the military necessarily breeds.

The Marines was a fresh start - that is why they shave your head. I wish they would let you change your name.