Cynthia Yockey, A Conservative Lesbian » Inspiring quotes http://aconservativelesbian.com A Conservative Lesbian Wed, 09 May 2012 18:54:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 'The enemy have us surrounded' http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/03/06/the-enemy-have-us-surrounded/ http://aconservativelesbian.com/2009/03/06/the-enemy-have-us-surrounded/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:41:16 +0000 CynthiaYockey http://www.aconservativelesbian.com/aclblog/?p=214

Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, most decorated U.S. Marine

Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller, most decorated U.S. Marine

My father told me “Chesty” Puller said this, and it always makes me smile when I’m in a similar situation:

Men! The enemy have us surrounded!

The poor, dumb bastards! They can’t get away from us now!

There are other versions of the quote here, but I like this one best. Wikipedia has his biography here.

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