Monday, August 4, 2014

10 Great U.S. Marines-- Part 2

5.  Corporal Ira Hamilton Hayes--  Iwo Jima flag-raiser.

4.  Gunnery Sergeant Ronald Lee Ermey--  (1944-present).  Vietnam and star of TV show "Mail Call."

3.  Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone--  (1916-1945)--  Guadalcanal

2.  Lt. General John Archer Lejeune  (1867-1942)--  NC's Camp Lejeune named after him.  Known as the "Greatest of All Leathernecks" and the "Marine's Marine."  Spanish-American War, World War I.

1.  Lt. General Lewis Burwell Puller (1898-1971).  Most decorated-ever Marine.


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