Just finished reading the new biography on Chesty Puller. It does a good job of laying out the facts and juxtaposes them with all the legends and tall tales that his heroic deeds spun into. He was the most badass Marine officer ever imo (Daniel Daly gets the nod for enlisted - earned 2 medals of honor along with being a mean fighting machine) and should've gotten at least 1 moh (though his 5 Navy Crosses looks pretty badass with all his other decorations) for Guadacanal or the Chosin Resevoir.
Am now re-reading the CB books. Is really neat as I pick up different information than I did when I first read them; am not trying to digest everything at once but sit back and enjoy the read.
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