• Post Type: Backblast
  • When: 07/02/2023
  • AO: Crossroads
  • QIC: Slaw
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Beautiful morning to get better. Some biked, some ran, some rucked. YHC led discussion of an individual that displayed exemplary leadership qualities. YHC chose Lewis “Chesty” Puller. He was the most decorated Marine of all time and literally set the standard by which all Marines strive to achieve. He led his Marines into some of the bloodiest battles of WW2 and the Korean War. He led by example and fought on the battlefield along with the enlisted men. He did not have to demand respect from his men, he earned it. The Marine bulldog mascot was officially named “Chesty” in 1957, and the USS Lewis B. Puller was named after him.