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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World War II and the Korean War as a senior officer.
Jun 24, 2024 · Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller was a Marine’s Marine. A bonafide badass leatherneck, with the scars to prove it. Here are 5 reasons why this Marine is a legend.
Jun 22, 2024 · Chesty Puller (born June 26, 1898, West Point, Virginia, U.S.—died October 11, 1971, Hampton, Virginia) was a United States Marine Corps officer who was the most decorated and venerated Marine in the history of the Corps.
Jul 31, 2019 · Lewis "Chesty" Puller (1898-1971), was a 37-year veteran of the USMC, ascended to the rank of lieutenant general and is the most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps. He served...
Lewis Burwell Puller, “Chesty”, is the type of warrior that arises in times of peril to our great Republic. Although he is unique, we cannot help but wish that “another Chesty” will arise & lead the forces against our enemies.
Dec 22, 2021 · Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, whose barrel chest and blunt manner inspired his nickname, was a thirty-seven-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps who rose to the rank of lieutenant general.
Jun 18, 2018 · Lt. Gen. Lewis “Chesty” Puller served in the Marines for 30 years, beginning as an enlisted man and rising to one of the highest ranks in the military. Along the way, Puller became the most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps.
Jun 24, 2024 · Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller wasn't just a great warfighter, he was an icon of Marine military prowess and culture, embodying and helping shape what it would mean to be a...
Feb 8, 2023 · Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller wasn’t just a great warfighter, he was an icon of Marine military prowess and culture, embodying and helping shape what it would mean to be a 20th-Century Marine. Here are five times that Puller proved himself to be one of the greatest Marines.
Jun 26, 2019 · Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller’s battlefield heroics from Nicaragua, World War II and Korea, earned him five Navy Crosses and near divine reverence among Marines past and present.
