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Lewis Burwell Puller aka Chesty Puller was born June 26 1898 in West Point, Virginia. Puller had a large military background with many notable relatives that had served in past wars. He did not excel in school but had a passion for military history and read many books about it. He later became marine officer but was son decommissioned. From there he went and fought in Haiti where he learned many valuable skills in fighting. After Haiti Puller is once again commissioned as a Marine Corps officer where he leads the silent drill team to their first victory. From here he is sent to Nicaragua where he had a similar experience to Haiti with a lot of jungle fighting. At one point in time he had a five thousand peso bounty placed on his head. At the end of chapter seven it tells us that he will next be sent to China. Lewis Burwell Puller aka Chesty Puller was born June 26 1898 in West Point, Virginia. Puller had a large military background with many notable relatives that had served in past wars. He did not excel in school but had a passion for military history and read many books about it. He later became marine officer but was son decommissioned. From there he went and fought in Haiti where he learned many valuable skills in fighting. After Haiti Puller is once again commissioned as a Marine Corps officer where he leads the silent drill team to their first victory. From here he is sent to Nicaragua where he had a similar experience to Haiti with a lot of jungle fighting. At one point in time he had a five thousand peso bounty placed on his head. At the end of chapter seven it tells us that he will next be sent to China.Lewis Burwell Puller aka Chesty Puller was born June 26 1898 in West Point, Virginia. Puller had a large military background with many notable relatives that had served in past wars. He did not excel in school but had a passion for military history and read many books about it. He later became marine officer but was son decommissioned. From there he went

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