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Chesty puller is a GOOD marine.He is not Bad

Lieutenant General Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was the most decorated Marine in history. He fought, or tried to fight, in every war in his lifetime--they refused to reinstate him on active duty for Vietnam because of his age. He holds 27 different awards, some of which were issued multiple times--he has five Navy Crosses, five Navy Presidential Unit Citations and five Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medals. He is the Marine's Marine.

A Chesty story: A Republic of Korea Army commander colocated with a US Marines commander called Chesty Puller to report a Chinese push.

Puller: "How many Chinese are attacking you?"

ROKA: "Many, many Chinese!"

Chesty asked for another count and got the same .

"Put my Marine liaison officer on the radio."

Up came the Marine lieutenant: "Yes sir?"

Chesty: "Lieutenant, exactly how many Chinese you got up there?"

LNO: "Colonel, we got a whole (expletive deleted) of Chinese up here!"

Chesty: "Thank God! At least there's someone up there who knows how to count!"

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Chesty Puller, born Lewis Burwell Puller, was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer who served in various conflicts, including World War II and the Korean War. He is one of the most famous and revered Marines in history and is known for his leadership and toughness. Puller is particularly remembered for his rallying cry, "All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time."

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