Talk:Daniel Daly

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Daniel Daly was featured on the United States Marine Corps portal as the Selected biography. (14 April - 20 April 2006).

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There was an article called Daniel "Dan" Daly in addition to this one (Daniel Daly). I felt that Daniel Daly was the better name, merged the other article with this one, and created a redirect to here. — Knowledge Seeker দ (talk) 04:34, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)

[edit] misquote?

The quote "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" attributed to Daniel Daly in the article is also attributed to Smedley Butler in the same battle of Belleau Wood. (See article on Smedley Butler.) Like Daly, Butler was also awarded two medals of honor, one of which was for heroism during the same WWI fighting. A google search on the issue appears inconclusive, so someone with better military history resources than I should investigate and reconcile the two articles. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.175.68.92 (talk • contribs) 12:31, 1 August 2006

I don't think Butler saw combat in WWI, did he? He was overseas, but in the rear. So I think not Butler. --Purpleslog 07:27, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

• This comes from this website, "Dan Daly is perhaps best remembered for a famous battle cry delivered during the desperate fighting in Belleau Wood in June 1918. Marines took a terrific pounding on the outskirts of Lucy le Bocage ("Lucy Birdcage" to the A.E.F.) at the fringe of Belleau Wood. They were outnumbered, outgunned and pinned down. Then Daly made history. He ordered an attack. Leaping forward, he yelled to his tired men, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?" I'll check on Gen. Butler's article and make the appropriate corrections. Sallicio (talk) 05:54, 3 February 2008 (UTC)Sallicio