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Chesty Puller

(1898–1971) Military Officer

18 quotes in 79 categories

Chesty Puller was a military officer.

Quick Facts About Chesty Puller

Born: June 26, 1898
Died: October 11, 1971
Profession: Military Officer

About Chesty Puller

[Wikidata] United States Marine Corps general (1898-1971)... | [Wikipedia] Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller was a United States Marine Corps officer. Beginning his career fighting guerillas in Haiti and Nicaragua as part of the Banana Wars, he later served with distinction in World War II and the Korean War as a senior officer. By the time of his retirement in 1955, he had re

Quotes by Chesty Puller

What the American people want to do is fight a war without getting hurt. You can't do that any more than you…

American

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I've always believed that no officer's life, regardless of rank, is of such great value to his country that he should seek…

Great

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My definition, the definition that I've always believed in, is that esprit de corps means love for one's own military legion -…

Esprit de corps

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In the Confederate Army, an officer was judged by stark courage alone, and this made it possible for the Confederacy to live…

Alone

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Take me to the Brig. I want to see the "real Marines".

Marine

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Paperwork will ruin any military force.

Force

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We're surrounded. That simplifies the problem!

Inspirational

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Where the hell do you put the bayonet?

Ass

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I want to go where the guns are!

Gun

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My definition, a definition in the drill books from the time that General Von Steuben wrote the regulations for General George Washington,…

American

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So they've got us surrounded, good! Now we can fire in any direction, those b*****ds won't get away this time!

Fire

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There are not enough chinamen in the world to stop a fully armed Marine regiment from going where ever they want to…

Enough

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The mail service has been excellent out here, and in my opinion this is all that the Air Force has accomplished during…

Accomplished

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In the Marine Corps, your buddy is not only your classmate or fellow officer, but he is also the Marine under your…

Marine corps

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If you want to get the most out of your men, give them a break! Don't make them work completely in the…

Dark

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They're on our right, they're on our left, they're in front of us, they're behind us; they can't get away from us…

Behinds

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Old breed? New breed? There's not a damn bit of difference so long as it's the Marine breed.

Bits

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If we are going to win the next war, in my opinion, 50 percent of the time of training should be allotted…

Fitness

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