[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

[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?

[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

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

[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.

[Erasmus]

Ping-a-ling

[oh8eleven]

Personal awards include:

* 5 Navy Crosses;
* Army Distinguished Service Cross;
* Army Silver Star Medal;
* 2 Legions of Merit with Combat "V";
* Bronze Star Medal;
* 3 Air Medals;
* Purple Heart.

His other medals and decorations include 5 Presidential Unit Citations.

Semper Fi ...

[Swiss]

He was related to Patton wasn’t he?

[Doc91678]

Then it is true. God keeps putting Marines in his divisions.
God Love them all.