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.
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On leaving behind ammunition to make room for tents and stoves in supply trucks (November 1950), as quoted in Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC (2001) by Jon T. Hoffman, Ch. 19 : "Not My Way Of Fighting A Battle", p. 385