The 13 Most Badass Lines Ever Uttered By American Soldiers

War is a serious endeavor undertaken by serious people who say serious things in the heat of battle. Here are the 13 most badass things ever said by America’s finest:

Colonel William Prescott, the Battle of Bunker Hill

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“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

Admiral William F. Halsey on December 7, 1941

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“When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell!”

General William T. Sherman

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“War is cruelty. There is no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.”

Creighton W. Abrams, the Battle of the Bulge

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“They’ve got us surrounded again, the poor bastards.”

Captain John Parker

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“Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here”

Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry

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“We have met the enemy and they are ours!”

Captain John Paul Jones

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“I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast; for I intend to go in harm’s way.”

Admiral David Glasgow Farragut

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“Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!”

Major General John Stark, Battle of Bennington

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“Yonder are the Hessians. They were bought for seven pounds and tenpence a man. Are you worth more? Prove it. Tonight the American flag floats from yonder hill or Molly Stark sleeps a widow!”

Sergeant Major Daniel Daly, World War I

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“Come on, you sons of bitches! Do you want to live forever?”

Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Puller

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“Don’t you forget that you’re First Marines! Not all the communists in Hell can overrun you!”

General Curtis LeMay

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“If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting.”

General George Patton

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“No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.”

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