Puller called it the “butchers bill.” And he paid it every time one of his men was a casualty of woulding or death.I do not think many military men carried such a large burden as Puller did. Thats part of what made him great, and why he is still revered today at Paris Island.
From what I know of him, he was not one to dismiss death in combat, but didn’t allow it to cloud his judgement when something needed to be done. I understand there was mutual respect between him and the men under him, and I suspect that would not have been the case had he been callous about it.