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Chesty Puller Marine Corps

$28.00

Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller, a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general who, early in his military career, fought guerrillas in Haiti and Nicaragua. He later went on to serve with distinction in World War II and the Korean War. Puller is the most decorated Marine in American history. He is one of two U.S. servicemen awarded five Navy Crosses and one Army Distinguished Service Cross. Puller’s five Crosses are next in number to the eight times Eddie Rickenbacker received the nation’s second-highest military award for valor. In 1955 (after 37 years of service), Puller retired from the Marine Corps, but his legend continues on in the Marine Corps. 

Squadron Posters “Yoked Series” honors those who demonstrate “Strength through Leadership”. The term “Yoked” referring to a strong or large trap muscle between the shoulder and neck. Word originates from the “yoke” that is placed around the neck of oxen and has now developed into a broad term for hugeness and strength.

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