THANK GOD FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS! ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

( I WAS GIFTED THIS COIN AFTER COMPLETING MOS TRAINING AND LATER GIFTED TO MY SON ) TEXT FEATURED ON PIECE: FRONT: USMC BACK: THE MARINES I HAVE SEEN AROUND HAVE THE CLEANEST BODIES,THE FILTHIEST MINDS, THE HIGHEST MORALE, AND THE LOWEST MORALES OF ANY GROUP OF ANIMALS I HAVE EVER SEEN. THANK GOD FOR THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS! ELEANOR ROOSEVELT - FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES, 1945 BRIEF INFORMATION / HISTORY: THE PHRASE FOUND ON THIS COIN IS WIDELY ATTRIBUTED TO FIRST LADY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT AROUND 1945, DURING THE FINAL STAGES OF WORLD WAR II. WHETHER SHE SAID IT EXACTLY THIS WAY OR NOT, THE QUOTE HAS BECOME LEGENDARY WITHIN MARINE CORPS CULTURE. IT REFLECTS HOW THE MARINES, KNOWN FOR THEIR DISCIPLINE AND TOUGHNESS, WERE ALSO FEARED AND RESPECTED FOR THEIR RAW EDGE, DARK HUMOR, AND NO-HOLDS-BARRED ATTITUDE IN COMBAT. DURING THE PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS, MARINES DEVELOPED A REPUTATION FOR THEIR BRUTAL EFFICIENCY, HIGH MORALE UNDER FIRE, AND UNBREAKABLE UNIT BONDS TRAITS THAT STOOD OUT TO BOTH ENEMIES AND ALLIES.