<Li> "To be a sergeant you have to know your stuff . I'd rather be an outstanding sergeant than just another officer ."--Daniel Daly (20 May - 29 May) </Li> <Li> "On behalf of all Americans I want a message sent to every member of the corps, to every place where the words Semper Fidelis is a way of life . General, tell it to the Marines, whether in ceremonial white or leatherneck blue, whether in dress greens or combat camouflage, whether they serve in the air, on land, or at sea, tell them that their countrymen are grateful . Tell them that we stand behind them . Tell them that we're proud of our proudest ." - President Ronald Reagan (2), Remarks at the Change - of - Command Ceremony for the Commandant of the Marine Corps, June 26, 1983 . Robert Barrow to Paul Kelley . (29 May - 11 June) </Li> <Li> "This thing called patriotism is not just handed to us . We must know our history, we must participate in our country's current affairs of concern--vote for leaders--foster education for more of our people--and stand beside our country as her defenders ." - General David M. Shoup, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, 4 July 1962 . (25 June - 03 July) </Li> <Li> "Patriotism is not something you put on each morning like a clean shirt . Patriotism is not something you can buy at the super market . Patriotism is not something you can get in return for a monthly paycheck to a man in uniform . It is devotion to an ideal--a principle; a burning desire that the things that people think are best for their country and its people are protected from erosion--protected from any and everything which would tend to lessen in the mind of the individual the image he has of how things should be in his ideal country ."--General David M. Shoup, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, 4 July 1962 . (03 July - 30 July) </Li>

Leadership is the sum of those qualities of intellect