"Retreat Hell! We're advancing backward."
My favorite Chesty quote was when in Korea, he was inspecting the new 3.5" rocket launcher, developed to deal with the T-34s. He asked, "Where do you attach the bayonet?"
"Retreat Hell! We're advancing backward."
I think ït went like this,
"Retreat Hell, we're just attacking in a different direction
And it wasn't 'Chesty' who said it, it was the commanding general of the 1st Marine Division