- Hartigan: First time I get bombed, was by our own air force. maybe they missed their target, maybe we'd been dropped in the wrong place. Maybe both. maybe we were all screwing up.
- Lt. Bill Grayson: According to plan, we were to land on the beach at 'H' hour just when the naval bombardment was scheduled to stop. We were scared. Anyone who said that he wasn't was either a liar or just plain crazy.
- Percey Howard: You either grew up that day or you didn't grow up at all