Semper Fi!
Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller is the Marine Corps’ most decorated Marine and the only one ever awarded 5 Navy Crosses, the nation’s second-highest military honor.
His leadership is one of the reasons Marine Corps officers in the field still never eat until the enlisted men have been served.
Chesty was a Marine’s Marine—a bona fide badass leatherneck with scars to prove it. But beneath that toughness was one soft spot: his fierce loyalty and care for his men.
Over his 37-year career, Chesty spent 27 years serving overseas or at sea. Known for his heroism and valor in WWII, the Korean War, and expeditionary missions in China, Nicaragua, and Haiti, he became one of the most recognizable figures in military history.
He was revered as a Marine’s Marine, embodying an unyielding warrior spirit and upholding the proud tradition of excellence that all Marines strive to follow.
