There, thousands of visitors come each year to learn about the VMI men who made our nation great. One is in the Hall of Valor at the VMI Museum. For all his renown, however, there are few permanent monuments to 'Chesty' Puller.

His bravery and his nickname, were known to the millions of Americans on the home front. His gruff, give 'em hell attitude was admired throughout 'Chesty' Puller became more than a hero: he was an American Legend. Merit with 'V' device, the Bronze Star with 'V' device, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal and the Purple Heart. By the time he retired from the Corps in 1951 he had earned more awards thanДЄny Marine in history: five Navy Crosses, the Distinguished Service Cross, the Silver Star, two Legions of Major General FranГ§ois Jean de Beauvoir, Marquis de Chastellux, was a French officer in Lieutenant General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeaus expeditionary force sent to North America during the War of Independence. Slowly and steadily, he worked his way up the ranks. Chastellux served as one of the principle liaison officers between General George Washington and Rochambeau. But he saw plenty ofДЄction before and during World War II and during the Korean War. He didn't see service in Europe: the war was over before he could ship overseas. In either case, with World War I raging inД®urope, Puller left VMI at the end of his freshman year to enlist in the Marines, saying simply, 'I want to go where the guns are!' Was the example of a cadet four years ahead of Puller - Lemuel C. Cadet Puller may have been inspired by their heroism. Student body was committed to a pitched battle. VMI cadets fought as a unit in Jackson's Army, the only time in American history when a Of Virginia Military Institute, the college where General Stonewall Jackson taught before the Civil War. 'Chesty' Puller came to the Marine Corps out But in the annals of military valor, he is known as 'Chesty' Puller, not only for hisД«ull chest but also for his absolute fearlessness and devotion to duty.

From that modest beginning, the young man rose through the ranks to laterД«ecome Lieutenant General Puller. 'Chesty' Puller His name was Lewis Burwell Puller, and he came from West Point, Virginia.

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