The Eternal Soldier

The Eternal Soldier is one of the nicknames given to Richard Stahl. When this nickname is mentioned in his presence, he always replies something along the lines of  "I'm a Marine, not a soldier" or "I never was in the Army". There might be some variation depending on his mood at the time.

The same type of response is also given by most Union Marines, especially those who are current or former members of the Steel Gauntlets.