Red Cell Quotes

“The goddamn Air Force was probably taking a coffee break. That’s how they worked—like union bus-drivers—most of the time. Six or seven hours of flight time (not to exceed this or that altitude, of course), and then it was bye-bye for a didy change, a nap, and a cup of cocoa.”
― Richard Marcinko, Red Cell

“To me, a Purple Heart is not a badge of honor. To be blunt about it, I’ve always considered them enemy marksmanship medals and I’m happy not to have ever “won” one.”
― Richard Marcinko, Red Cell

“Experience had taught me that warthogs who tough it out are better in combat than your natural gazelles.”
― Richard Marcinko, Red Cell

“we were all driven by something that pushed us further than others dared to go. We were mission oriented and would do what we had to do to achieve it.”
― Richard Marcinko, Red Cell

“By the time I left Phnom Penh I could have written a Cambodian cookbook called 50 Ways to Wok Your Dog.”
― Richard Marcinko, Red Cell