Devil Dog is a motivational nickname for a U.S. Marine. It is said to be based on the apocryphal use of "Teufelshunde" by German soldiers to describe Marines fighting in World War I.
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Famous quotes containing the words devil and/or dog:
“The spirit that I have seen
May be the devil, and the devil hath power
T’assume a pleasing shape.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“She is a procession no one can follow after
But be like a little dog following a brass band.”
—George Barker (b. 1913)