Mine is : "where do you attach the bayonet" when he first saw a flame thrower on guadacanal.
Good night Chesty......
2007-02-11 06:17:04 · 6 answers · asked by rick m 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
There had been last-minute reinforcements, a battalion of U.S. Army troops which fought its way through the enemy with heavy losses. Its colonel reported to Puller for orders.
"Take your position along those hills and have your men dig in."
"Yes sir. Now where's my line of retreat?"
Puller's voice became slow and hard: "I'm glad you asked me that. Now I know where you stand. Wait one minute." He took a field telephone and called his tank commander. The Army officer listened to the Marine order:
"I've got a new outfit," Puller said. He gave its position in detail. "If they start to pull back from that line, even one foot, I want you to open fire on them." He hung up the telephone and turned to the Army officer:
"Does that answer your question?"
From the book: Marine! The Life of Lt.Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller USMC (Ret.)
"Sir, do you know they've cut us off? We're entirely surrounded."
"Those poor bastards ," Puller said. "They've got us right where we want 'em. We can shoot in every direction now."
Fom the book: Marine! The Life Of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller USMC (Ret.)
By Burke Davis
Good Night Chesty Puller where ever you are!
Semper-Fi!
2007-02-11 07:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Oscarthing 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'm an ex-Marine but one of my favorites went something like this:
They are to the left of us, they are to the right of us, they are behind us and in front of us....they won't get away this time.
He was a genius and a great, great Marine.
2007-02-11 08:58:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
BARB YOUR FULL OF CRAP ANY TRUE MARINE KNOWS THAT THERE ARE NO EX MARINES JUST FORMER MARINES OR WARRIORS WHO HAVE PASSED THE TORCH DOWN TO A YOUNGER GENERATION AND ANYTHING CHESTY SAID WAS GREAT SEMPER FI AND OOH-RAH!!!!!
2007-02-11 14:41:52 · answer #3 · answered by lance h 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wwere surrounded, that simplifies our problem.
or
GIVE EM HELL!!
Semper Fi
Good night Chesty!
2007-02-11 06:40:03 · answer #4 · answered by juan68701 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I, myself, was/am not a Marine; however, my fiance is. His favorite is "Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed."
2007-02-13 05:20:01 · answer #5 · answered by Bangin To The Beat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind us...they can't get away this time.
or
Remember, you are the 1st Marines! Not all the Communists in Hell can overrun you! (my boyfriend's favorite)
2007-02-11 07:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by LuvingMBLAQ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋