Happy birthday, Sir! Wherever you are.
Chesty Puller
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Devildoc
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"Happy birthday, Chesty....wherever you are...."
My bday is 11/8. My parents swore that had I been born two days later I would have been named Chesty. Like many Marines of his generation, my dad revered Puller.
My bday is 11/8. My parents swore that had I been born two days later I would have been named Chesty. Like many Marines of his generation, my dad revered Puller.
Lt Puller, Nicaragua
Puller on Guadalcanal
Puller, Korea
Quick anecdote: My Corpsman in Vietnam, Doc Bill Donoghue, prior to deployment, worked as a corpsman at the old Philly Naval Hospital and was one of the caregivers of Puller's son, Louis Jr...who'd suffered horrific wounds from a 105 tripwire device. His stories of Junior's ordeal at the PNH were grim and sobering to say the least.
Puller on Guadalcanal
Puller, Korea
Quick anecdote: My Corpsman in Vietnam, Doc Bill Donoghue, prior to deployment, worked as a corpsman at the old Philly Naval Hospital and was one of the caregivers of Puller's son, Louis Jr...who'd suffered horrific wounds from a 105 tripwire device. His stories of Junior's ordeal at the PNH were grim and sobering to say the least.
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Devildoc
Verified Military
Didn't know if it was his 5 Navy Crosses I heard or his brass balls....
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Semper Fi
