Daniel Daly



Sergeant Major Daniel Joseph "Dan" Daly (November 11 1873 – April 27 1937) was a United States Marine and one of nineteen U.S. servicemen to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. He earned his first Medal of Honor during the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, and the second in Haiti in 1915. Daly and Major General Smedley Butler are the only Marines who earned two Medals of Honor in two separate actions.

Quotes



 * Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?
 * Battle cry at the Battle of Belleau Wood, World War I, June 1918
 * Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"
 * Compare Frederick the Great: Rogues, would you live forever?


 * I can't see how a single man could spend his time to better advantage than in the Marines.
 * 1919
 * Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"

About Daly

 * …the outstanding Marine of all time…
 * Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, former Commandant of the Marine Corps
 * Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"


 * The fightinest Marine I ever knew.
 * Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler
 * Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"


 * It was an object lesson to have served with him.
 * Maj. Gen. Butler
 * Who's Who in Marine Corps History: "Daniel Daly"


 * A True Red Blood American Hero
 * Sgt. David M. Perry Jr.