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		Puller trained for battle as an infantryman, a cavalryman, an artilleryman, an aviator, and a shipboard officer.
		"Chesty" Puller dropped out of the venerable Virginia Military Institute at the end of his freshman year to enlist in the Marines, saying "I want to go where the guns are!" While he never saw World War I combat, he re-enlisted for service in Haiti and cut his "battle teeth" against the Caco rebels there.
		Puller commanded 1st Battalion, 7th Marines during the battle for Guadalcanal in Oct. 1942, where he seemed to be constantly at the front, encouraging and aiding his men.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent?file=ML_puller_bkp (420 words)

	Marine Corps Legacy Museum - Lewis B. Puller
		Not one to long stay a civilian, Puller immediately enlisted in the Regular Corps as a Private and was soon in Haiti where he served as an Officer of the Gendarmerie d'Haiti.
		Puller retired in November of 1955, but was recalled to testify at the Court Martial arising from the Ribbon Creek Parris Island S.C. incident where a Drill Instructor was found culpable for the deaths of several recruits.
		Puller's words had much to do with the Corps retaining the right to train its recruits, as several outspoken civilians were calling for that effort to be transferred to the US Army.
	www.mclm.com /tohonor/lpuller.html (575 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| World War II \| Battle for Henderson Field: Lieutenant Colonel Lewis B. Puller Commanded the 1st ...
		Nicknamed "Chesty" for his barrel torso, bulldog demeanor and readiness to speak his mind, he would more than earn his third of five Navy Crosses for his steadfast leadership during the fighting that would soon be christened the Battle for Henderson Field.
		Puller and his battalion had arrived on Guadalcanal with the rest of the 7th Marine Regiment on September 18.
		Chesty's Marines knew their new location would put them into the Henderson "V ring"--the center of the bull's-eye for Japanese air and naval bombardments.
	www.historynet.com /wwii/blchestypuller (1905 words)

	Chesty Puller - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Puller, whose nickname was inspired by his barrel chest, was born in West Point, Virginia.
		Puller was unable to reach an overseas theater during the First World War, but remained on duty with the Marine Corps for the next 37 years.
		Puller returned to the United States in November 1944, and was named executive of the Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Lejeune.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chesty_Puller (1513 words)

	Amazon.ca: Chesty: the Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, Usmc: Books: Jon T. Hoffman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Puller's legendary reputation is based on fearlessness, uncompromising leadership, and an ability to gain the respect and affection of his enlisted men.
		Puller's reputation as an exceptionally aggressive unit leader was established in the 1920s and 1930s by his performance in combat during U.S. interventions in Haiti and Nicaragua, but it was during Pearl Harbor that the Puller legend took off.
		Chesty Puller was the ultimate grunt's grunt, always leading from the front and never asking his men to do anything he wouldn't.
	www.amazon.ca /Chesty-Lieutenant-General-Lewis-Puller/dp/0679447326 (1709 words)

	Lt Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller
		Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was a colorful veteran of the Korean War, four World War II campaigns, and expeditionary service in China, Nicaragua, and Haiti.
		In July of 1926, Puller embarked for a two-year tour of duty at the Marine Barracks, Pearl Harbor.
		In 1966, General Puller requested to return to active duty to serve in Vietnam, but was turned down because of his age.
	chesty-0812-arty.tripod.com /chesty_puller.htm (1110 words)

	TonyRogers.com - Chesty Puller Says It Straight
		Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller (June 26, 1898 – October 11, 1971) was a United States Marine officer, notable as the most decorated Marine in history.
		Returning to the U.S. in August 1941, Puller was given command of 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment (known as 1/7) of the 1st Marine Division, stationed at MCB Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
		Puller was the most decorated U.S. Marine in history, and one of only two people to be awarded five Navy Crosses (the other being Roy Milton Davenport).
	www.tonyrogers.com /humor/chesty_puller.htm (989 words)

	Mike Heath -- Chesty Men
		Chesty Puller wouldn't take the time to argue about "tone and style." He would view that as a distraction.
		During WW II Puller was approached by a whining Protestant chaplain on New Guinea.
		As Puller jumped from a truck he was confronted by an outstretched hand -- it was his acquaintance, the Protestant chaplain who had complained of Catholic inroads on New Guinea.
	www.newswithviews.com /Heath/mike.htm (1032 words)

	FOUR DISTINGUISHED MARINES SALUTED ON U.S. POSTAGE STAMPS
		Puller, one of the most decorated Marines in history, was held in high esteem by those who served under him.
		Puller's early years with the Marine Corps provided him with practical combat experience that was vital to his later command successes in World War II and Korea.
		Puller retired as a lieutenant general in 1955 and died in 1971.
	www.usps.com /communications/news/stamps/2005/sr05_053.htm (2818 words)

	The Few. The Proud.
		Chesty felt very close to the enlisted for two reasons; they did the fighting, and he was an enlisted man for several years when he first became a U.S. Marine.
		Lieutenant Puller and his command of forty Guardia and Gunnery Sergeant William A. Lee, United States Marine Corps, serving as a First Lieutenant in the Guardia, penetrated the isolated mountainous bandit territory for a distance of from eighty to one hundred miles north of Jinotega, his nearest base.
		While Lieutenant Colonel Puller's battalion was holding a mile-long front in a heavy downpour of rain, a Japanese force, superior in number, launched a vigorous assault against that position of the line which passed through a dense jungle.
	www.semperfidelisnoah.com /TheFewTheProud.htm (2049 words)

	"Chesty" Puller honored at VMI (10 Apr 00) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		At the public dedication ceremony, Jones presented two awards to VMI cadets: the "Chesty" Puller Award presented to 1st classman Timothy Joyce of Quantico, Virginia; and the Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC and Class of 1921 Memorial Scholarship presented to 2nd classman William Boulware of Birmingham, Alabama.
		The Chesty Puller Award and the special display honoring General Puller at the VMI Museum will be funded by initial contributions totaling $100,000, a portion of which will create a permanent endowment (administered by the VMI Foundation) to perpetuate the Award and maintain the display.
		Tax-deductible contributions to support the Chesty Puller Award, Hall of Valor, and Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC and Class of 1921 Memorial Scholarship Fund can be made to the VMI Foundation, Puller-VMI Fund, P.O. Box 932, Lexington, Virginia 24450.
	web.vmi.edu /news/2001pages/chesty.html (712 words)

	Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC. . - book review Naval War College Review - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Puller was born in the Virginia Tidewater in 1898 and enlisted in the Marine Corps on 25 July 1918, too late to fight in World War I. He first saw combat during the interwar period, when the United States frequently dispatched Marines to quell domestic disturbances throughout the Caribbean.
		Allegations of Puller's lack of tactical imagination resurfaced in Korea, where his regiment was instrumental in retaking Seoul in the immediate aftermath of the Inchon landing.
		What Puller desired most was command of a Marine division, but soon after he finally achieved that lofty ideal in 1954, a stroke felled him, and he was relieved of command.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0JIW/is_1_55/ai_87146693 (880 words)

	HD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Although the area was frequently covered by grazing machine gun fire and intense artillery and mortar fire, he coolly moved among his troops to insure their correct tactical employment, reinforced the lines as the situation demanded and successfully defended his perimeter, keeping open the main supply routes for the movement of the Division.
		By his unflagging determination, he served to inspire his men to heroic efforts in defense of their positions and assured the safety of much valuable equipment which would otherwise have been lost to the enemy.
		When the commanders of two battalions were wounded, he took over their units and moved through heavy machine gun and mortar fire to reorganize them for attack, then led them in taking a strongly-fortified enemy position.
	hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil /HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Puller_LB.htm (1479 words)

	Lieutenant General Lewis “Chesty” Puller (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Despite all of this, it was General Puller’s service during World War II that he is most famous for.
		Puller was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Guadalcanal on the night of October 24-25, 1942.
		Marines in 1950-1951, Puller came back to the US and was promoted to Brigadier General.
	navyrotc.berkeley.edu /MO_Page/Marine_Corps_Heroes/puller.htm (306 words)

	Godspeed, Mrs. Puller - Marine Corps Community for USMC Veterans
		Puller to pay respect to the Lady that was married to a legend.
		Puller is survived by her two daughters and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
		Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, considered by many to be the greatest fighting man ever to pull on Marine boots1, didn't marry until he was 39.
	www.leatherneck.com /forums/showthread.php?t=26166 (1690 words)

	Reviews of 'Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller'
		Chesty Puller is the greatest Marine ever, and this book delves into the events that shaped this man. This book taps into the ineffencies that Puller had but also showed the strengths that Puller strived on.
		It's very interesting to see that Chesty was not very strong in the math department but was well versed in all the great battles of Rome, Napoleanic wars, Robert E Lee campaign, Persians and many more.
		Chesty was an avid reader of the classics and utilized those images to help him fight future wars.
	www.usingenglish.com /amazon/us/reviews/0553271822.html (236 words)

	Kut Al Hayy Airbase
		Camp Chesty near Kut in Iraq, variously reported to be 65 or 100 miles south of Baghdad, was a city-sized camp used by Marines during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
		Camp Chesty was named after WW II hero General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, arguably the most colorful and admired Marine of them all.
		Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller Jr., the mascot epitomize the fighting spirit of the U.S. Marines.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/world/iraq/kut-al-hayy-east.htm (837 words)

	Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr., First Lieutenant, United States Marine Corps
		Lewis B Puller, Jr., who transformed his years of struggle with physical and emotional ravages of Vietnam War into a Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography, shot and killed himself yesterday (11 May 1994) at his Fairfax Country, Virginia, home.
		His father was the legendary Lewis (Chesty) Puller Sr, whose heroism in the Pacific during WWII made him the most decorated Marine in history.
		The younger Puller went to Vietnam as a Marine lieutenant and spent many years as a lawyer at the Pentagon.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /puller.htm (1368 words)

	Chesty Puller signed photo 1950's era
		Puller’s growing reputation gained him a seat at the Army Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga. During one of his classes, which was peppered with future notable Army and Marine Corps generals, Puller engaged in a heated discussion on volumes of fire with the instructor.
		In the battle for Peleliu, Puller’s regiment sustained a 56 percent casualty rate while going up against the toughest section of the island, a series of hills, caves, and jungle known as "Bloody Nose." Puller’s battered and bloodied 1st Marines had to be removed from the fight and replaced by the 7th Marines.
		Puller landed with the 1st Marines at Inchon, Korea, in September 1950.
	www.leisuregalleries.com /pullerphoto.html (1500 words)

	TIME.com: The Fabulous General Chesty -- Mar. 2, 1962 -- Page 1
		His name was Lewis Burwell ("Chesty") Puller, and when he was retired in 1955 as a lieutenant general, he was the most decorated man in Marine Corps history.
		But Puller was soon blooded while fighting bandits in Haiti and Nicaragua, where he was known as El Tigre and won the first of his five Navy Crosses.
		Puller was wounded twice by bullets and half a dozen times by shell fragments.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,939925,00.html (738 words)

	Amazon.com: Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis B. Puller, USMC: Books: Jon T. Hoffman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Chesty Puller is one of the most revered warriors in U.S. military history, and it was surprising that until the publication of this biography, there was scant few books on this legend - outside of a slightly exaggerated biography published shortly after his forced retirement from the Corps.
		Chesty Puller is a legend in the US Marines and this book is a testament to the career of one of the most interesting men to walk this planet.
		Puller was one of the real old time Warriors that Robert E.Lee or Stonewall Jackson would of known and welcomed to their outfits.
	www.amazon.com /Chesty-Story-Lieutenant-General-Puller/dp/037576044X (2263 words)

	Lt. Gen. "Chesty" Puller
		But in the annals of military valor, he is known as "Chesty" Puller, not only for his bull chest but also for his absolute fearlessness and devotion to duty.
		"Chesty" Puller came to the Marine Corps out of Virginia Military Institute, the college where General Stonewall Jackson taught before the Civil War.
		"Chesty" Puller became more than a hero: he was an American Legend.
	www.gnt.net /~jrube/chestpul.htm (406 words)

	Chesty Puller On Loyalty Down
		Amid a nationwide public outcry regarding the whole matter of the drownings in particular and Marine Corps training practices in general, LtGen Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller was recalled to active duty to testify at the trial regarding Marine training and tradition.
		Puller protested to her husband citing previous trouble and controversy in Puller's career.
		At the trial, Puller was asked questions pertaining to his own military service, the mission of the Marine Corps, the most important element of Marine training, etc.
	www.angelfire.com /ca4/gunnyg/loyaltydown.html (520 words)

	37¢ Lt. General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller (Washington, DC) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		When Lewis B. Puller enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1918, he had hopes of joining the fighting in Europe during World War I, but never saw combat; as a Marine Reserve second lieutenant, he was placed on inactive duty.
		When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Puller was in command of the 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; in early 1942, he sailed for the Pacific.
		In a two-day siege against the Japanese, Puller's battalion was the only line of defense between the critical Henderson Field airstrip and crack enemy troops.
	www.unicover.com /EA1CGAFV.htm (465 words)

	Genearl Chesty Puller - Bob Tuley
		Beginning his career as an enlisted man and retiring as a Lt. General, Chesty Puller finally retired after 37 years of leading Marines against the enemy.
		Chesty quickly amassed essential combat experience against rebels in the jungles of Haiti and Nicaragua where he is shown in the photo where Chesty, 2nd from left, and his men pause to pose in front of the remains of one of their enemies.
		Even before the war, Chesty began training his marines under live fire in anticipation of the events soon to unfold.
	www.bobtuley.com /chestypuller.htm (299 words)

	Amazon.com: Marine! The Life of Chesty Puller: Books: Burke Davis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		It was interesting to note that the book does not give any reflection of how Chesty Puller felt about the intregation of the US Marine Corps, one of the tramatic events of the Marine Corps history during Puller's long career.
		Chesty Puller is the greatest Marine ever, and this book delves into the events that shaped this man. This book taps into the ineffencies that Puller had but also showed the strengths that Puller strived on.
		Chesty was an avid reader of the classics and utilized those images to help him fight future wars.
	www.amazon.com /Marine-Chesty-Puller-Burke-Davis/dp/0553271822 (1641 words)

	PULLER: LESSER-KNOWN STORIES, QUOTES, ETC.
		The article was occasioned by the death of Marine Lt. General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller USMC (Ret.).
		This poem was inspired by a remark the late Lt. General Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller of the USMC made to me during my visit to the Amphibious Training Center in Imperial Beach, California.
		Later, in 1955, he was also at the General's retirement, and general Puller had his driver remove the 3-star license plate from the front of his car, and he presented it to Belew.
	www20.brinkster.com /gunnyg/words.html (971 words)

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