Chesty Puller (26 June 1898 - 11 October 1971)

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On October 11, 1971, the Marine Corps lost a legend. LtGen Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was the most decorated Marine in the history of the Corps.

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5 Reasons Why Chesty Puller is a Marine Corps Legend

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.
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Good night Chesty, wherever you are!
 
I have a photo of his grave around here somewhere. There is no grass at the foot of his marker, because so many people go there to see it.
 
Yep. Still the same.
 
I read his bio. He enlisted and went to OCS. He loved to fight. He was very physically fit. He got great experience in fighting in Haiti and Nicaragua. He led from the front. He cared about his men. He was a natural leader. He loved his work and that helped make him great. He thought the Marines were MUCH better trained than the Army infantry (which he thought sucked in Korea and, in effect, lost the war.) We need Marine officers like him. He really wasn't given all that much respect by some of the higher echelon of the Marine Corps officer corps while his was in (but certainly his men loved him.) I was surprised by that. The Service can be very political and Chesty was no politician.
 
Chesty is a great representation of what a Marine is. I also have always respected Mustangs, certainly a more difficult / longer route to take. Just a down and dirty warrior. Nothing fancy, lets just get the job done. Always outwardly motivated and always believing we will win. Some call it cocky but it is actually a great mindset to have when in this business. No.2 is not a good place to be in war.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
I read his bio. He enlisted and went to OCS. He loved to fight. He was very physically fit. He got great experience in fighting in Haiti and Nicaragua. He led from the front. He cared about his men. He was a natural leader. He loved his work and that helped make him great. He thought the Marines were MUCH better trained than the Army infantry (which he thought sucked in Korea and, in effect, lost the war.) We need Marine officers like him. He really wasn't given all that much respect by some of the higher echelon of the Marine Corps officer corps while his was in (but certainly his men loved him.) I was surprised by that. The Service can be very political and Chesty was no politician.
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You are correct. There were senior Marines and peers that thought chesty was incompetent when it came to running anything larger than an infantry company.
 
Small Team Bacsi said:
You are correct. There were senior Marines and peers that thought chesty was incompetent when it came to running anything larger than an infantry company.
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I would hazard to guess that they may have been at least partially correct. Different skills are required. Some have both. Some do not.
 
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