Lt. Col. William T. Messmer (left), commanding officer, Marine Detachment Fort Gregg-Adams, and 1st Sgt. Nicholas Szczerba, acting Detachment senior enlisted advisor, place wreaths on the gravesites of Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller and his wife, Virginia Montague Evans. Puller, who died Oct. 11, 1971, was a veteran of the Korean War, four World War II campaigns and expeditionary service in China, Nicaragua and Haiti. He was the most-decorated Marine in U.S. history and earned a U.S. Army Distinguished Service Cross and five Navy Crosses among many other awards. (U.S. Army photo by Chad Menegay)
| Date Taken: | 10.20.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 10.25.2023 14:08 |
| Photo ID: | 8088957 |
| VIRIN: | 231020-O-WA652-2050 |
| Resolution: | 5414x3609 |
| Size: | 13.98 MB |
| Location: | SALUDA, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | WEST POINT, VIRGINIA, US |
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Marine Corps Detachment conducts 30th annual “Chesty” Puller Memorial Run
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