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Major General Smeldey Darlington Butler was one of the greatest fighting Marines in the history of the Corps: * 1914 - Medal of Honor at Vera Cruz, Mexio. * 1915 - Medal of Honor at the Capture of Fort Riviere, Haiti. * 1900 - Marine Corps Brevet Medal at Tientsin, China. (Awarded to Marine Officers only becasuse they were not eligible to receive the Medal of Honor, since only enlisted could be awarded that medal.) * Army Distinguished Service Medal * Navy Distinguished Service Meda; * He joined the Marines at age 16 and served for 34 years seeing combat during the Boxer Rebellion, Banana Wars, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti and WWI. * Author of War is a Racket.

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