As a Marine officer in combat, I was responsible for the lives and safety of all the Marines who served with me.

I came here to tell you the truth, the good, the bad and the ugly.

We don't need a head of state who guts our defenses and draws phony red lines with a pink crayon.

A Commander-in-Chief needs to do two things. One - tell us who the enemy is. And two - say we are fighting to win.

I would not trade you a billion dollars for the kids I led to combat in Vietnam or in fact any of the Marines that I served with for a quarter of a century.

It's one thing to say don't commit atrocities on the battlefield. It's another thing to say don't get caught doing atrocities.

There is no moral middle ground. Indifference is not an option. ... For the sake of our children, I implore each of you to be unyielding and inflexible in your opposition to drugs.