Marine Legend Honored(Heads Up, Devil Dogs, Chesty Puller remembered!)

Times-Dispatch ^ | Nov 16, 2007 - 12:08 AM | LAWRENCE LATANE III

[PROCON]

This post and others make me so Proud to be an American!!

God Bless our Military!!

[SoCalPol]

In Korea, Puller commander of the 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division

My dad was in Puller’s 1st Marine Div. in the Korean War at the Frozen Chosen and the Inchon Landing

[Lancey Howard]

Great post! BUMP!

“Chesty Puller said it first, only blood can quench our thirst!”

[kellynla]

ping

[kellynla]

Here is the link to the actual article in the paper with a picture of the memorial. I tried to post the picture of the memorial but couldn’t for some reason.

http://webmail.aol.com/31361/aol/en-us/Mail/get-attachment.aspx?uid=1.19391274&folder=New+Mail&partId=10

[ErnBatavia]

"Today's Marines learn about Chesty Puller in boot camp,"

So did Platoon 2076 in 1966....Chesty and a zillion others (the USMC is blessed with a ton of legendary members...). The amount of "classroom" time surprised me as a young boot.

[Candor7]

From Korea:

" Yes Sir, we are surrounded, we have the enemy right where we want them."

Oh, if only we had a dozen like him today!

[Doc91678]

Was Chesty Puller’s son KIA in Nam?

[SoCalPol]

My dad saw Puller several times while in the Korean War.
Still talks about him.

I live a few miles from MCRD, San Diego

Have more than a few relatives in the 1st Marine Div. now who have served in Iraq

[WVRockDJ]

‘Good night Chesty Puller, wherever you are.’

The last phrase uttered every night at lights out for Platoon 1065, PI, 1982.

Semper Fi.

[Stonewall Jackson]

He lost both legs and part of an arm. He committed suicide in 1994. His widow remarked that he should be remembered as a casualty of the war, because he never recovered.

[Grimmy]

“So they’ve got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won’t get away this time!”
CHESTY PULLER, USMC

[Stonewall Jackson]

In the military fiction novel Good Friday, the amphibious assault ship that is the primary US warship in the book is named the USS Puller in honor of Chesty. Sadly, she does not survive the heavy fighting in the Persian Gulf.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

[kellynla]

“Was Chesty Puller’s son KIA in Nam?”

No, He survived Nam, losing both his legs & most of his hands from a landmine but later committed suicide in 1994.

[Bender2]

Re: ... he is the only Marine ever to receive five Navy Crosses for bravery...

It always get me me when this is said about Chesty, because he also won a Distinguished Service Cross, the Army's second highest decoration! Puller is the only one who ever received the nation's second highest military decoration a total of six times.

If there was ever any American fighting man that deserved the Medal of Honor, it is Chest Puller.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

No, his son was gravely wounded though.From what I remember his son killed himself some years back. Terrible shame too.

[Candor7]

[PROCON]

I look into the mans eyes and see love of country!!

Thanks for the Post!!