Top 2 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas Holcomb

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American singer Thomas Holcomb.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Thomas Holcomb

Thomas Holcomb was the seventeenth Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (1936โ€“1943). He was the first Marine to achieve the rank of general. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Holcomb served as Minister to South Africa (1944โ€“1948). Among his ancestors is Commodore Joshua Barney, a famous Naval hero.

The Marine Corps went from 15,000, which its strength was when I was Commandant, to approximately 400,000 when I retired, and more than that afterward, without losing its individual characteristics. It was the same Marine Corps. It was not different in any respect.
They (Women Marines) don't have a nickname, and they don't need one. They get their basic training in a Marine atmosphere, at a Marine Post. They inherit the traditions of the Marines. They are Marines.
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