"I wish I had a flair for writing, as then I am certain this regiment would get the credit due them when the history of this operation is finally written. Now everyone knows, but in a few years what is written will govern. I will do a better job of getting the facts in my reports than I did in the past war. I will also claim everything due the regiment."

“Our Eighth Army headquarters is still in Seoul. I don’t understand how they expect the troops to reach the Yalu River without their leaders.”

“Where the Hell do you put the bayonet?”

“I'll take care of my men first. Frozen troops can't fight. If we run out of ammunition, we'll go to the bayonet.”

“Chesty Puller : Everyone Needs a Hero" by Staff Sgt. Kurt M. Sutton, in Marine Magazine”

“Chesty" Puller: Marine's Marine by Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC”

“We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things.”