Poll Comments :
  • a under rated warrior
    8/13/2008 6:00:04 PM
  • Chesty, never stoped being a Marine, there will never be another one like him. Good Night Chesty wherever you are
    8/13/2008 7:33:37 PM
  • You forgot one... Lt. Col. Oliver North. I would consider him my favorite.
    8/13/2008 7:36:15 PM
  • IF I COULD I WOULD VOTE FOR ALL OF THEM. TRUE MARINES,ONE AND ALL. M.G. SPEICHER 614121 CHESTY WAS MY LAST C.O./3RD MARINE BRIGADE/51
    8/13/2008 7:41:54 PM
  • got to go with the local guy. jerry buffalo,ny
    8/13/2008 7:54:10 PM
  • one shot one kill! nough said.
    8/13/2008 8:06:27 PM
  • one shot one kill! nough said.
    8/13/2008 8:07:10 PM
  • Major Richard T. Spooner USMC Ret. 82 years young, a true keeper of the flame, and Owner of The Globe and Laurel, Quantico Va.-Truly one of the greats!
    8/13/2008 8:19:54 PM
  • No vote for Captain Brian Chontosh? He might not have been around as long as some of these old salts, but he''s just as tough.
    8/13/2008 8:51:08 PM
  • I always liked his comment to the marine who said he was just a sergent.
    8/13/2008 8:51:33 PM
  • You gotta be kidding
    8/13/2008 8:57:46 PM
  • You gotta be kidding. How can any Marine vote for anyone but Chesty......... G''nite Chesty, wherever you are ! !
    8/13/2008 8:59:12 PM
  • For the purposes of your survey it has to be Chesty. I''ve just said good night to him too many times. But my favorite is SgtMjr Yoder who taught me to remain a Marine although I no longer wear a uniform.
    8/13/2008 9:05:44 PM
  • The most decorated man in the history of the Corps and NOTHING can touch the legend he has left us ! Maybe GySgt Carlos Hathcock comes close.
    8/13/2008 9:06:36 PM
  • I have voted for Brad due to the fact that he is the only Marine on this list that I have personally met. I met Brad through a friend of mine and I found him to be one of the most inspiring, dedicated and humble Marines I have had the pleasure to be around. After reading his book, I was inspired all over again. Truly, a national symbol of the heroism that makes the United States Marines and all our other servicemen the best on the planet! Semper Fidelis Kelly J. Cain Plt. 2030, MCRD 1984 and Echo Co., TBS, 1987
    8/13/2008 9:07:18 PM
  • SUPER MARINE
    8/13/2008 9:11:21 PM
  • A true hero!!! One shot one kill!!
    8/13/2008 9:16:36 PM
  • Absulutely fearless, leader of men in combat. Colorful - What''s the matter, you want to live forever! Battle cry of Sgt Basilone
    8/13/2008 9:16:57 PM
  • Drank out of a 4 starred canteen cup
    8/13/2008 9:23:11 PM
  • Good night Chesty Where ever you are.
    8/13/2008 9:37:55 PM
  • SgtMaj John Quick would get my vote
    8/13/2008 9:38:43 PM
  • What about SgtMaj Kellog a CMH winner
    8/13/2008 9:44:20 PM
  • I "met" Gen Krulak. I may recover in time.
    8/13/2008 9:47:10 PM
  • how come Sgt. Grit''s name isn''t on here? Who wants to vote for Don? Me, Me, Me!!!
    8/13/2008 9:47:12 PM
  • A pirates pirate! Ooh-Rah Pappy!
    8/13/2008 9:54:26 PM
  • LtGen H. M. (Howlin Mad) Smith was my commander in the South Pacific during WWII. He never said, "Go." He always said, "Come on, boys." And he was out in front. J. Smith
    8/13/2008 9:59:30 PM
  • One Shot,One Kill-- White Feather Rocks!!
    8/13/2008 10:12:15 PM
  • SgtMaj Leland Crawford is my most favorite Marine. If he were an officer he would be the Commadant.
    8/13/2008 10:12:20 PM
  • My son served with SgtMaj. Kasal in Iraq. All of the above names had distinguished careers, but Kasal is the only "modern day" hero listed. His actions in Iraq, was nothing short of heroic, but any of our present Marines would have done the same if in his shoes.
    8/13/2008 10:16:48 PM
  • After going to Saluda, VA. Then to Christ Church cemetery, then to 1st Street between Main and Lee streets in West Point, VA I knew I was on the trail of the Marine that should have been our Commandant, Too bad he was too much Marine for those shit heads in Washington, DC Ken Cutteridge Sgt. USMC 1951-1954
    8/13/2008 10:20:05 PM
  • I met the Gen befor going to the nam in67. He was down to earth and a great old salt.
    8/13/2008 10:25:59 PM
  • I have always been impressed with what he said after the supply air drop during Korea.
    8/13/2008 10:29:12 PM
  • He deserves the M.O.H. for his service and bravery! SEMPER FI!
    8/13/2008 10:30:31 PM
  • Just one Very Oustanding Marine...He never got to live long enough to enjoy the Freedom that he fought so hard to preserve.!!!
    8/13/2008 10:33:32 PM
  • he paved the way for USMC Snipers, the one thing Marines do better than any other branch is shoot!
    8/13/2008 10:39:59 PM
  • (Chesty)is THE MARINE
    8/13/2008 10:41:28 PM
  • Were it not for Gen Lejeune, I don''t think we would have a Corps today.
    8/13/2008 10:44:02 PM
  • I knew his newphew Todd Basilone in Talkeetna, Alaska. He owns ''Mountain High Pizza Pie'' and has his uncles photos, flag, and newspaper articles.
    8/13/2008 10:56:40 PM
  • Met Gen Gray as a recruit at PI, and it felt like I shoke the hand of GOD. Semper Fi Marines
    8/13/2008 11:06:45 PM
  • I met Gunny Hathcock in Durham, NC. I also read and requested that he sign my copy of "Sniper" for me. (which he did...) I was in Khe Sahn (68-69). After reading "Sniper", I felt like giving the Gunny all the medals I was awarded. He was pretty crippled at the time I met him (from burns suffered, while saving others from an RPG hitting an "Ontoast". A truly humble but deserving hero.
    8/13/2008 11:13:03 PM
  • Good night Chesty, wherever the !@#$ you are!
    8/13/2008 11:13:19 PM
  • I was given the opportunity to enlist in the Corps in 1962 by Pappy''s uncle, Juvenile Court Judge Guy S. Boyington.....so I did, and have never regretted it. Sarge Thomas/Sherwood,Oregon
    8/13/2008 11:13:49 PM
  • The most respected marksman in the WORLD. Former student of the Gunny.
    8/13/2008 11:16:55 PM
  • My loyalties are divided between GySgt Hathcock and Maj. Boyington however, considering that I was of the Viet Nam era and while assigned to the Air Wing, a Ground Marine by training, I must vote for the GySgt.
    8/13/2008 11:17:03 PM
  • he was a grait man
    8/13/2008 11:23:04 PM
  • served with this MARINE credit to the corp
    8/13/2008 11:23:24 PM
  • Where''s Lt. O bannon???
    8/13/2008 11:32:17 PM
  • it''s very hard to chose just one!
    8/13/2008 11:55:51 PM
  • HOW CAN ANYONE COMPARE TO MANILA JOHN? DOESN''T HE EXEMPLIFY THE EMBLEM "SEMPER FIDELIS?"
    8/13/2008 11:59:40 PM
  • Performed when it was critical to at the canal, and then gave all what more could a marine do! 2nd would be MgySgt Lou Diamond
    8/14/2008 12:01:33 AM
  • Met him, served with his son. God bless them both.
    8/14/2008 12:04:57 AM
  • None.
    8/14/2008 12:14:09 AM
  • You forgot Mawhinney! He had more kills than Hathcock! Didn''t have as good of a PR man though ....
    8/14/2008 12:20:45 AM
  • One Shot One Kill
    8/14/2008 12:21:00 AM
  • NOT. THAT VOTE WAS JUST TO ENTER THIS COMMENT: Sorry, my vote goes to SSgt. James Little, USMC/Ret. HE is the one who kept me alive. Doc Byars
    8/14/2008 12:25:16 AM
  • From my Korean Experiances ,I hold the Sniper as one of the bravest individuals in the Marine Corps.And double that for action in Jungle warfare.Semper Fi.Carlos Hathcock.You are a true Hero of the Corps. Vern Hughes,Sgt.Recon.Co.Korea,1951.
    8/14/2008 12:45:32 AM
  • I served under him in ''65-''67 at Camp H.M.Smith Hawaii when he was CG FMFPAC. Very tough but very fair. Saw him bust a L/Cpl on the gate for looking down at him when he saluted. That was a big no no. For all he did in his career and his leadership he should have been the next CMC but.......! Semper Fi to the "Brute"
    8/14/2008 12:54:06 AM
  • I''m sure Chesty will win in a walk, and deservedly so. I voted for Dan Daly because I think his long record of heroism is under rated--it exceeds even my long record of skating out of work details. My personal favority is my old Col. from the reserves, John Studt, now living in ME and re-fighting WWII on a map in his attic. A great leader I was proud to serve under. And I should give a nod to Brute Krulak, our CG when I was in WestPAC on my way to ''Nam. He''s a hell of a Marine, and less well known than he deserves. It was an honor for me to wear the same uniform as these men. When America no longer has Marines like these, she will fall. And the professional bed wetters will wail, "Why didn''t someone do something?" Just before they are shot. Robert A. Hall Cpl, USMC 1964-68 Massachusetts Senate, 1973-83 SSgt, USMCR, 1977-83.
    8/14/2008 1:12:30 AM
  • As a child, my father took me to Virginia to meet ''the great man'' himself. I remember sitting on a porch, eatting cookies and drinking iced tea, while my father and "Chesty'' talked about shared memories... but my father still swears, if I''d been a boy, I''d have been named "Lou Diamond" after the the most amazing Marine he ever knew... so its a toss-up to me! Glynis
    8/14/2008 1:14:23 AM
  • What about Lt. Col. Bryan McCoy???
    8/14/2008 1:14:53 AM
  • He didn''t back down to anyone! Most of all, He defeated a fascist coup to take over the Presidency, so if not for the BGen we may not even be the USofA. Also, wrote a great book, "War is a Racket." Which is still quoted in congress and the senate. And last, He stood up to the government. Unfortunately it is speculated that all the great reasons that make him a great Marine, also kept Him from becoming a Commandant. You may have heard of who did, BGen Lejuene.
    8/14/2008 1:24:49 AM
  • Please add Gen Ray Davis to the list. He was a fine Marine and a real gentleman.
    8/14/2008 1:53:28 AM
  • I Have to vote for Chesty served under him twice, a real leader Good night Chesty where ever yo are.
    8/14/2008 2:02:14 AM
  • HE HAS THE THE HIGHEST DECORATIONS AND EVEN CHESTY AND SMEDLEY ADMIRED HIS TENACITY. GREATEST MARINE OF ALL TIME!
    8/14/2008 2:05:56 AM
  • Carlos Taught me how to really Shoot !
    8/14/2008 2:23:25 AM
  • If the Marine Security Guard detachmment was allowed to fire up the Iranian "protestors" in 1978 the way Daly did it in China, the world would be an entirely different place today. Damn the ambass-odor, full speed ahead! Mount that .50 on the roof and fire at will gentlemen! Let''s hope that''s a lesson learned.
    8/14/2008 2:24:19 AM
  • May they "ALL" be remembered, for they are our Hero''s. Maj Gregory (Pappy) Boyington Sir, I have no doubt you and many more are he very reason my father was brought home alive to bring me into this world. Semper Fi Lisa Alonso
    8/14/2008 2:35:35 AM
  • Manila John Basilone is one of the best examples of a fighting Marine. In this list of heroic Marines, The Gunny has the point.
    8/14/2008 2:58:58 AM
  • Him, or Gunny Hathcock. F. J. Billington, 1910900/2533 20 June 1060 / 19 June 1964
    8/14/2008 3:05:58 AM
  • Damn, what a list!
    8/14/2008 3:31:05 AM
  • He was the best and over looked for a long time.
    8/14/2008 3:32:02 AM
  • Where as I did not serve with/under any of the above, 1959-1965, Good Night Chesty is my vote. J.Angelo U.S.M.C. Band, Parris Island South Carolina.
    8/14/2008 3:32:28 AM
  • enlisted to Lt.Gen.
    8/14/2008 3:54:10 AM
  • My mom wrote earlier to grit and it was put into the newletter about me getting the chance to meet him, he was awesome and i STILL remember the meeting and how kind and patient and very cool he was
    8/14/2008 4:07:48 AM
  • A MARINES MARINE, SgtMaj Felts USMC (Ret)
    8/14/2008 4:09:21 AM
  • I MET HIM IN THE FIELD AT FT. PICKETT. I HAVE NEVER FORGOTTEN HIS CAMO CANTEEN CUP. HE WOULD ALWAYS TREAT YOU AS MEN NOT BOYS.
    8/14/2008 4:09:33 AM
  • He organized the battle of Okinawa,presented my Marine father the silver star for heroism on 5 May, 1945. History and tradition, I was a marine stationed on Okinawa 20 years later. T.J. Bleau, Cpl. E-4, MOS 1811.
    8/14/2008 4:10:36 AM
  • Since my son''s name is not on your list I chose another who I know something about. There is not a name on your list who doesn''t deserve to be someone''s favorite.
    8/14/2008 4:12:30 AM
  • General Puller epitomized what we marines all tried to be. He was legend, idol, model.
    8/14/2008 4:27:32 AM
  • "Confirmed Kills" does not even begin to tell his story. Many, many were the times that Whitefeather slipped through the wire and spent long days and nights simply doing what he did best -- and did so without taking along a "Spotter..." whose only real purpose when it came to Whitefeather''s work was to document the fact that Gunny Hathcock never missed, and risked his all time and again to get in just the right position to remove (most of the time) far more than just one or two. Whitefetaher taking a Spotter was like someone taking a Pork Chop to a Bar Mitzvah.
    8/14/2008 4:35:38 AM
  • GEN GRAY WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIS MEN. AN OUTSTANDING LEADER. I WAS PROUD TO SERVE UNDER HIS COMMAND TWICE IN MY CAREER.
    8/14/2008 4:38:47 AM
  • GEN GRAY WAS ALWAYS THERE FOR HIS MEN. AN OUTSTANDING LEADER. I WAS PROUD TO SERVE UNDER HIS COMMAND TWICE IN MY CAREER.
    8/14/2008 4:39:14 AM
  • Col. (Gen.) Puller should have won 3 CMH''s and not Navy Crosses. The Greatest, Bravest, most HARD ASSED Marine of All. Grom Guadalcanal to Inchon he ALWAYS set that Warrior mentality to all who had the priviledge to serve under his command.
    8/14/2008 4:41:34 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:41:39 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:01 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:21 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:28 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:33 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:37 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:44 AM
  • Hands down, any Marine who has such immortal quaotes, as "We''re surrounded...that simplifies our problem." will always be a hero of mine! Cpl. Ricciuti 1995-2003
    8/14/2008 4:42:45 AM
  • The man trained me to hit targets like AT&T. He is a Marine. Second vote would be for Pappy
    8/14/2008 4:44:29 AM
  • I would like nominate Cpl. H. H. Hunnicutt of the 9th Marines in Khe Sanh. Had he not been rescued by the Army, I feel he would have won the CMH. Without a doubt one of the most corageous Marines in History.
    8/14/2008 4:45:19 AM
  • They all outstanding MARINES on this list
    8/14/2008 4:50:12 AM
  • how about Gen. James Mattis?
    8/14/2008 4:57:51 AM
  • how about Gen. James Mattis?
    8/14/2008 4:58:19 AM
  • Awesome
    8/14/2008 4:59:40 AM
  • Actually my favorite Marine is my father, CPL Frank J Scavetta A-1-25 4th DIV, WWII. 450779.
    8/14/2008 5:02:37 AM
  • I sure do like Maj. (Papy) Boyington also, but Chesty by far is mt most Favorite. Fred Shelton USMC 1968- 1974
    8/14/2008 5:08:31 AM
  • Come on, one of the first "pink mist from a mile" Marines? And all the while, he was as cold as ice, yet still an outstanding Marine and "Normal" guy!
    8/14/2008 5:10:13 AM
  • THIS WAS A MARINE ENTITLED TO RETURN HOME,BUT LOST HIS LIFE STAYING WITH HIS MEN.
    8/14/2008 5:10:37 AM
  • Improv,Adapt, overcome these were down by Pappy
    8/14/2008 5:13:14 AM
  • definitely the one i want on my team!
    8/14/2008 5:14:55 AM
  • All are Marine''s Marines and Warriors to the bone!
    8/14/2008 5:19:08 AM
  • And ALL the above!!!!!!
    8/14/2008 5:37:27 AM
  • Sgt Basilone''s desire to return to the battlefield cost him his life. All he had done(MOH), he still wanted to "do more". We, as people can never do enough good in this troubled world and we must remind ourselves of this and follow the example set by Sgt Basilone. Semper Fi! and May God Bless Us All!
    8/14/2008 5:58:18 AM
  • Too many choices, No one can replace Chesty, but Carlos did his job and did it well
    8/14/2008 5:59:37 AM
  • One Shot, One Kill, One Marine w/Two Balls But He''d Only Need One to Get the Job Done.
    8/14/2008 6:00:26 AM
  • Servered with him in Vietnam when he was a Major. Squared away Marine then and now
    8/14/2008 6:01:08 AM
  • He''s a legend. We said good night to him in boot camp everynight.
    8/14/2008 6:08:49 AM
  • the ultimate Marine rifleman.
    8/14/2008 6:13:55 AM
  • A rifleman with a rifle, that was Gunny Hathcock who did his job. He was an icon for every enlisted man in the Corps.It does not get any more basic than that. The rifle man''s creed. Floyd White 1860619
    8/14/2008 6:17:34 AM
  • I just looked at the voting results, so this is my second time to vote, and I see where SgtMaj Daly got the most votes. Yes, he is famous in the Corps and maybe a lot of folks in the rest of the world know of him, but it''s time that the "old timers" from VN and the other campaigns to move over and let fine men like SgtMaj Kasal have the glory. He faced odds like most of us never have and never will (I was one of those "Cold-War" Marines 1972-1990). My vote earlier was for SgtMaj Kasal and I am voting again for that fine young Marine. Come on brother and sister Marines, vote for the Marines that are making a difference in today''s not-so-cold World War.
    8/14/2008 6:17:45 AM
  • I served under the General twice.He was a great leader of Marines.
    8/14/2008 6:24:22 AM
  • How in the hell can you pick just one? Semper Fi---
    8/14/2008 6:27:47 AM
  • Old "Go where your ordered and do what has to be done!" will always be my favorite Marine. As a 1stSgt watching him interact with young Marines used to make my day.
    8/14/2008 6:29:09 AM
  • Write in vote: PFC Thomas Clark Sinclair K/3/23 4th MARDIV
    8/14/2008 6:33:35 AM
  • Probably because he was around when I was Active. I passed in review in front of Chesty in a parade at Lejeune in 1965 and stood next to him at the slop chute at E-2-2
    8/14/2008 6:35:12 AM
  • might have had 10 or 15 kills he never got credit for. at the end, was not treated so well but never waivered from Semper Fi.
    8/14/2008 6:35:20 AM
  • Cpl. Jason Dunham 3/7 Scio, New York CMH receipent
    8/14/2008 6:37:48 AM
  • Just got to love that name!
    8/14/2008 6:38:05 AM
  • I voted for Gen. Gray because I personally knew him. He was the CG of 2nd Mar Div and I was the driver for the Asst. Div. Commander, Gen. J.P. Hoar. Semper Fi. D. Gentry Cpl of Marines
    8/14/2008 6:42:10 AM
  • There was only ONE "Chesty", he is the standard!!! Good night "Chesty" wherever you are!!
    8/14/2008 6:50:42 AM
  • Everyone of them are great, and it''s a hard choice. But in Boot Camp, 1957 PI, we had to say, "goodnight Chesty", every night.
    8/14/2008 6:51:20 AM
  • General Peter Pace (Ret) - First Marine to become Chief of Staff
    8/14/2008 6:55:04 AM
  • ALL LEFT MESSAGES ON YOUR L.E.S
    8/14/2008 6:55:41 AM
  • Truly a Marine''s Marine!!! Semper Fi! Sgt. T.C. Mixon, USMC forever!
    8/14/2008 6:57:38 AM
  • Glad to see some of the heros from this war on terriorism are included. They to are being included in the history books of our beloved Corps.
    8/14/2008 6:58:27 AM
  • I had the priveledge to meet this Marine of Marines on multiple occasions that left me with a deep respect of the man and marine that I will never forget.
    8/14/2008 6:58:28 AM
  • Actually my favorite Marine was my dad, Major Douglas J Ash, Sr. My hero! GySgt of Marines, D J Ash, Jr.
    8/14/2008 6:59:07 AM
  • Actually, my favorite was SSgt. Jason C. Ramseyer. DoD 20 April 2006 in the Anbar Provice of Iraq. Semper Fi!
    8/14/2008 7:00:01 AM
  • This man was a true "Mustanger" who never forgot his men.
    8/14/2008 7:01:40 AM
  • Your always going to get an enlisted man over an officer.I''m not putting these great Marines down but a Gunny or a Sgt/Maj,it''s no contest
    8/14/2008 7:02:17 AM
  • Read his book
    8/14/2008 7:07:06 AM
  • Gen. Gray knew the Corps from Private and up thru the ranks. He was a grunt at heart and had the grunt''s best interests at heart.
    8/14/2008 7:11:14 AM
  • I was stationed at FMFLANT HQ Camp Elmore when I retired after 20 years. I didn''t want a big cermony just my Company CO (?) and my ''Marines'' in attendance. Approximately 5 minutes before the reading of the orders in walks LTGEN Gray, CG FMFLANT. He asks if I would mind if he read the orders. That was 1985, I have many great memories but my last active duty day is probably the greatest. No matter what rank Marines take care of Marines. CWO-3 P.B. Leach, Retired
    8/14/2008 7:11:15 AM
  • All so LT.COL.,Oliver North.simper fi.
    8/14/2008 7:12:27 AM
  • Having beein "introduced" to the Corps sometime before Lt. Gen. Krulak, I paid attention when he became the Commandant and was impressed who he is, not only as a Marine, but as a man. Proud USMC Mom
    8/14/2008 7:14:07 AM
  • "Pappy" was more like me when I served. (1959-1965) After all, I joke that I should have been an E10,,,I did hold all ranks through E-5 at least twice! Ken Jones Cpl. U.S.M.C.
    8/14/2008 7:14:17 AM
  • He was my Hero in boot camp,MCRD,Plt. 236,1964.
    8/14/2008 7:15:07 AM
  • Private to General--that''s a marines marine.
    8/14/2008 7:21:48 AM
  • GySgt John Basilone was a true Marine.Some are more famous but none was better than a guy who gave his life for us.When things got tough in Korea i just thought of the Gunny. Cpl Keith Smith USMC.
    8/14/2008 7:22:13 AM
  • He was the Best Marine that my son talks about. All those confirmed kills.
    8/14/2008 7:23:48 AM
  • Of course Chesty is a Diety and a "no brainer" but Gen. Gray gets my vote as a modern day Marine WARRIOR.
    8/14/2008 7:28:47 AM
  • This would''ve been a tough choice, but with Chesty on the list, an easy one. "Come back with your shield....or on it."
    8/14/2008 7:29:17 AM
  • THE NEW BREED
    8/14/2008 7:30:21 AM
  • ACTUALLY MY BROTHER IN LAW WHO GAVE HIS LIFE ON IWO JIMA. SGT KENNETH D MIDKIFF AND THEN MY 2 SONS WHO SERVED 4 YRS A PIECE. JEAN M MIDKIFF
    8/14/2008 7:30:43 AM
  • THE NEW BREED
    8/14/2008 7:30:45 AM
  • THE NEW BREED
    8/14/2008 7:30:50 AM
  • Gen Pace woulda been my vote.... Everyone of these great men has my vote... If I have to pick just one... There is only one.... Good Night Chesty, Where ever you are!
    8/14/2008 7:30:50 AM
  • he is a great co for the enlisted man.
    8/14/2008 7:30:55 AM
  • Good Night Chesty, Where ever you are!
    8/14/2008 7:31:22 AM
  • I have the greatest respect for USMC officers/leaders, but on this list - Officers 10 - enlisted 5: Interesting...
    8/14/2008 7:33:07 AM
  • Lou was a Marine''s Marine.
    8/14/2008 7:33:22 AM
  • Had the pleasure of knowing this fine man and being able to call him a friend as well as a brother. He just called me Doc.
    8/14/2008 7:33:48 AM
  • Jersey Marine
    8/14/2008 7:36:09 AM
  • Very hard to select a favorite, they were all great Marines.
    8/14/2008 7:36:56 AM
  • Tough call, I recall most of these Marines, acutally met a couple and all could be counted as my "favorit" but the one that impressed me most was the one that got me out of the ships brig: LTGEN V. KURLAK
    8/14/2008 7:39:32 AM
  • SgtMaj Kasal epitomizes what being a Marine is all about - look after your men and keep fighting to the very end. His Navy Cross should be upgraded to the Congressional Medal of Honor.
    8/14/2008 7:42:35 AM
  • You forgot John Wayne "The Duke"
    8/14/2008 7:42:39 AM
  • I have the greatest respect for USMC officers/leaders, but on this list - Officers 10 - enlisted 5: Interesting...
    8/14/2008 7:44:56 AM
  • Gen Gray was my base commander or Div commander back in Camp Lejeune, Was with us on Northern Wedding / Bold Guard operation. in the early 1980''s
    8/14/2008 7:45:12 AM
  • LeJeune basically created the modern USMC.
    8/14/2008 7:46:35 AM
  • Gen Gray always took time for the enlisted MARINE. SEMPER FI..... GySgt KELLY, Stephen S. 2538384 1969-1989
    8/14/2008 7:46:37 AM
  • Anyone who passes up the War Bonds tour in order to return to his unit is number one in my book. OORAH!
    8/14/2008 7:47:21 AM
  • Air Wing Marines all the way ! CWO-4 J. A. BArone (ret.) 1974-1995
    8/14/2008 7:50:52 AM
  • Air Wing Marines all the way ! CWO-4 J. A. BArone (ret.) 1974-1995
    8/14/2008 7:51:00 AM
  • Most colorful and down to earth
    8/14/2008 7:51:14 AM
  • A humble Marine who would make Chesty proud!
    8/14/2008 7:51:34 AM
  • I''d vote for my old gunny - SgtMaj Alford McMichael - if he were on the list!
    8/14/2008 7:53:42 AM
  • Ran into him at Camp Lejune and Chu Lai. Seemed like a nice guy.
    8/14/2008 7:53:42 AM
  • Gen. Gray removed Marine Intelligence from the oxymoron list. Bad intel kills Marines.
    8/14/2008 7:54:04 AM
  • If you ever served with the General you''d understand why he gets my vote!
    8/14/2008 7:56:28 AM
  • 5 Navy crosses does it for me!!!!!
    8/14/2008 8:00:13 AM
  • great choices, new and old, but Inprefer to stay in the present day Corps with new hero''s, not taking anything away from our past hero''s
    8/14/2008 8:01:49 AM
  • Although many are certainly worthy of recognition, I had the privilege of meeting and talking to Gen Krulak, so the personal touch comes into play when I vote.
    8/14/2008 8:02:55 AM
  • My husband had the privelage of serving this GREAT man. He was commandant when my husband was in. We met him personally at the "beach bash" in Camp LeJeune. My husband turned around and almost fainted when he saw him standing there with his wife holding OUR son! LOL! I would like to think this wonderful man is responsible for our son becoming a marine. I think the greatness wore off on him when he held him because my son achieved Corporal a little over a year in. He will be in 2 years as of 9/23/08 and he already has his points etc for Sergeant!!! With any luck he will move up the ranks and become as great as General Gray. It was such a true honor to meet him and his wife. I will never forget it and will cherish the memory forever!
    8/14/2008 8:04:26 AM
  • G''nite Chesty
    8/14/2008 8:05:11 AM
  • Good Night Chesty wherever you are.
    8/14/2008 8:05:27 AM
  • The longer the corp is around,the greater the men become. I would have liked to pick my real hero,my son HM2 G.T. Cleveland. But he was really a navy man, except to his fellow Marines.Semper Fi
    8/14/2008 8:05:33 AM
  • ''Nuff Said.
    8/14/2008 8:06:20 AM
  • When most of us think of the ideal Marine only one person comes to mind--Chesty. He is the Marine we all want to be. Tom E. Rottscheit USMC Ret.
    8/14/2008 8:06:54 AM
  • Chesty is without a doubt "A Marines Marine". This should be a no brainer.
    8/14/2008 8:07:42 AM
  • I met General Mutter at an event in Indianapolis and invited to speak or our school''s Veterans Day Program. I had to wait three years to get her. She and her husband were outstanding honored Marine guests
    8/14/2008 8:10:02 AM
  • As a Winger, I gotta go with Pappy!
    8/14/2008 8:10:19 AM
  • "Manila" John of course! I''m from Jersey.
    8/14/2008 8:10:39 AM
  • The best sniper in the ENTIRE world.
    8/14/2008 8:11:13 AM
  • Intelligent, tough and disciplined.
    8/14/2008 8:11:56 AM
  • He was there when I enlisted in 1952, but didn''t get o bootcamp until January 1953, Plt 50 MCRD.
    8/14/2008 8:17:40 AM
  • All great Marines, but there was only one Chesty!
    8/14/2008 8:17:44 AM
  • LtGen Holland Smith was my dad''s CG. Dad came home alive - "Howlin Mad" gets my vote. Terry Thomas, Sgt. of Marines, 1967-1970.
    8/14/2008 8:18:12 AM
  • The deadleist weapon in the world; a marine and his rifle!
    8/14/2008 8:18:28 AM
  • General Vanderift let from the front, not from a secure bunker behind his lines.
    8/14/2008 8:18:48 AM
  • It has to be Chesty. But having served as a sniper Hathcock is a very close second. No matter who you choose, better men you could not find.
    8/14/2008 8:19:49 AM
  • Daly and Kasal in my book. Plus all of the above. How to make the decision among all those top flight Marines?
    8/14/2008 8:19:54 AM
  • This is next to impossible ! They''re all great. My favorite Marine is the one who is currently serving somewhere on this planet and taking the fight to the enemies of freedom. Get Some, Brothers, and remember that God loves you and so do we........
    8/14/2008 8:20:06 AM
  • One shot one kill. Many shots Many kills. A true American hero.
    8/14/2008 8:20:56 AM
  • Maybe never another like him.
    8/14/2008 8:22:24 AM
  • This is a no brainer...
    8/14/2008 8:23:39 AM
  • The deadleist weapon in the world; a marine and his rifle!
    8/14/2008 8:23:53 AM
  • I knew him and enjoyed his stories. I was a women and very young but when I was old to drink he told me the rules and I followed them. A very grate honor for me to have known him
    8/14/2008 8:24:34 AM
  • THEY ARE ALL GREAT MARINES.
    8/14/2008 8:25:28 AM
  • I live a few miles from Gunny Basilone''s homeown of Raritan, NJ. Every year, the last Sunday in Sept., the town holds the annual Basilone Parade. Active duty 3 & 4 star Marine Corps. Generals attend this parade. A true hero and a true Marine. A Medal of Honor winner who gives up stateside duty to return to fight with his men thene gives the ultimate sacrfice on Iwo Jima and earns the Navy Cross. The list to pick from is impressive, but most if not all lived to see another day after the wars they fought in.
    8/14/2008 8:25:32 AM
  • Goodnight Chesty, Wherever you are!!!!!
    8/14/2008 8:28:47 AM
  • Col. "wild" Bill Lee ( He taught Chesty how to be Chesty) or Maj. J.J. McGinty,but if I must chose someone I dont know I Guess Chesty is the man.
    8/14/2008 8:29:49 AM
  • "There are only two things we should fight for. One is the defense of our homes and the other is the Bill of Rights. War for any other reason is simply a racket." BGen. S.D.Butler
    8/14/2008 8:32:32 AM
  • Riflemen, your primary function as a MARINE.
    8/14/2008 8:36:25 AM
  • No comments required.
    8/14/2008 8:37:05 AM
  • General Louis Wilson, Commandant, MOH Recipient(Guam, 1943) is my favorite. Semper Fi
    8/14/2008 8:39:05 AM
  • Served under Chesty in Korea - A Marine that stood up for his men and in the process made you the best you could be, SgtMac,H/3/2 ''51-''55
    8/14/2008 8:39:35 AM
  • Hands down favorite!
    8/14/2008 8:42:02 AM
  • 2 Medal of Honor for a truly Old Corps Marine that did not have any of the updated field gear.
    8/14/2008 8:42:24 AM
  • Go bless you Chesty...
    8/14/2008 8:43:11 AM
  • ''ol gimlet eye was a character- was my "name" while on staff mess duty at Camp Matthews in boot camp.
    8/14/2008 8:43:51 AM
  • We were at the rifle range during qualification when Gen Gray paid us a visit. A young 2nd Lt came upon him saluted the General and stood at attention. Gen Grey says to him "get the hell out of my way, I''m here to see my Marines shoot"! Great memory! Lozano , R.M. CLP. 87-91
    8/14/2008 8:44:26 AM
  • gen.puller was the man and is still the man
    8/14/2008 8:45:13 AM
  • Dan Daly: He didn''t want to live forever; but he has.
    8/14/2008 8:45:32 AM
  • john live but a short time but he touched many lives.
    8/14/2008 8:48:00 AM
  • You forgot Ollie North!!!
    8/14/2008 8:48:03 AM
  • The Officer Corps may be the FACE of the MARINES, but the NCO''s are the BACKBONE. Sgt. Jon H. Pack RVN 67-68
    8/14/2008 8:48:42 AM
  • One of the Few and Proud,former enlisted Marine!Warrior Gods.
    8/14/2008 8:48:54 AM
  • Too many good Marines to choose from!
    8/14/2008 8:53:02 AM
  • Brad Kasal is the epitome of a Marine Corps leader! His leadership by example & willingness to share his combat skills w/ young Marines puts him at the "all time" top of the list. J.P.Cramer S/Sgt.USMC 1971-1977
    8/14/2008 8:54:51 AM
  • he serves during my time
    8/14/2008 8:56:31 AM
  • I wish I had 15 votes,
    8/14/2008 8:58:13 AM
  • The Greatest C.O. I had in Korea.
    8/14/2008 8:59:04 AM
  • i voted for chesty because i know more about him he seems to be more of a marines marine . i dont think he was connected in washington as some of the others were. ed.... p.s. what marine has not heard of chesty ?
    8/14/2008 9:00:47 AM
  • While ALL are outstanding choices and deserving of respect and admiration, being an enlisted man and having read Marine Sniper MANY times, Lông Trắng just HAD to be my choice!!
    8/14/2008 9:02:16 AM
  • Simply the best fighting man in the world''s greatest fighting force. Good night Chesty Puller, where ever you are!
    8/14/2008 9:03:27 AM
  • greatest marine to ever live
    8/14/2008 9:04:06 AM
  • ONE SHOT, ONE KILL, MAY IT LIVE ON FOREVER
    8/14/2008 9:05:05 AM
  • All 0300 Marines
    8/14/2008 9:05:32 AM
  • Too many that deserve my vote... I wanted to vote for ALL of them!
    8/14/2008 9:06:31 AM
  • What a list of true of giants.
    8/14/2008 9:06:35 AM
  • Gotta go with Chesty!!
    8/14/2008 9:07:43 AM
  • May father knew him and he would tell me about training at Camp Tarawa and how Basilone was this wild guy always running back and forth always screaming at people.
    8/14/2008 9:09:28 AM
  • great pilot great leader great marine.
    8/14/2008 9:09:35 AM
  • There is no Marine more famous
    8/14/2008 9:10:27 AM
  • Talk about a hard decision!!!!
    8/14/2008 9:10:57 AM
  • Short or Tall, a Marine for all!!!
    8/14/2008 9:14:02 AM
  • alot to choose from---had to go with Chesty even tho Gray was "my" commandant and impressed me with his respect for the troops and dedication to the Corps. Whoever wins beat out some of the best of the Corps, none of whom could really lose. Semper Fi.
    8/14/2008 9:22:19 AM
  • Where is Jack Lucas? Where is John Bradley, the Navy Medic who is as much a Marine as any of us? Come on, the list has to be longer than this, no? Don Ballard, medic in Nam, MOH winner. What are we basing the question of favorite on? Best looking, best physique, or what they accomplished as Marines? Are we looking for a favorite, or who is the most famous? Just curious, and want to vote but need more info to make the decision.
    8/14/2008 9:22:29 AM
  • Blood and Guts
    8/14/2008 9:23:44 AM
  • That man understood the heart and soul of the USMC, and he wasn''t afraid to step on politicians toes to do what he thought was right
    8/14/2008 9:27:25 AM
  • Book was great.
    8/14/2008 9:29:38 AM
  • Oliver North
    8/14/2008 9:32:55 AM
  • a Marines Marine......
    8/14/2008 9:36:18 AM
  • They''re all great Marines, but General Puller has been at the top of my list since boot camp - 40 years ago!
    8/14/2008 9:37:03 AM
  • The lone white feather
    8/14/2008 9:38:26 AM
  • You need to add Gen Wilson........ He''s the man................
    8/14/2008 9:40:34 AM
  • Of all the outstanding Marines listed above, the only one that I ever had the honor and priviledge to meet in person was Gen Gray. He was a Marine''s Marine and the type of leader that you''d go thru the very gates of Hell for with nothing but spit and your fists to fight for and enjoy doing it.....OOHRAH and Semper Fi, Devildogs.
    8/14/2008 9:41:04 AM
  • General Puller-----Marines Marine, Period
    8/14/2008 9:42:17 AM
  • Five Navy Crosses!
    8/14/2008 9:43:49 AM
  • I have talked with Diamond (P.I.), Gieger (China) and Puller (Korea), but my vote is for H.M. Smith. 561153
    8/14/2008 9:44:57 AM
  • There is no other and many are worthy. HG
    8/14/2008 9:45:12 AM
  • He and Butler are the only Marines with 2 MOH''s. Even Lejeune delcared Daly one hell of a Marine. Chesty was something else as well, but in a different time.
    8/14/2008 9:45:17 AM
  • He did not take any crap from the politicians and took care of his men. My kind of Marine. Jim
    8/14/2008 9:45:29 AM
  • Each Marine listed here has steadfastly served our Nation. Each a hero in his own right however, I believe it is now time to recognize and honor our Nation’s newest crop of Marine Corps heroes therefore my vote goes to Sergeant Major Kasal. Sergeant Major Kasal has truly shown his strength of character and bravery not only in combat but also in his recovery and continued service to our Nation and Corps. Semper Fi Sergeant Major Kasal, Job Well Done Marine! "SEPIUS EXERTUS, SEMPER FIDELIS, FRATERS INFINITAS" "Often Tested, Always Faithful, Brothers Forever" Freedom is not free but the U.S. Marine Corps will pay most of your share. Joe Cobos MSgt USMCRet
    8/14/2008 9:47:07 AM
  • Bah Bah Blacksheep
    8/14/2008 9:47:13 AM
  • gysgt was a marine after wining the CMH he didnt have to go back to the but he did
    8/14/2008 9:48:14 AM
  • I''d like to vote for them all!
    8/14/2008 9:48:43 AM
  • I would follow him into Hell. Cus, I know he would lead me back!
    8/14/2008 9:51:51 AM
  • ...do you want to live forever?
    8/14/2008 9:52:45 AM
  • My father was a Corpsman in Viet Nam and pulled General Pullers son out of the bush on a medivac run. General Puller happened to be in country at the time and ordered Lt. Puller to be sent to the Repose via bus with the rest of the Marines instead of by air. My father rode with him and handed him off to the surgeons. He later received a personal letter from General Puller thanking him. Not that he wanted it or needed it. He was just doing his job. The letter was cherished, howver, because my mother (a former Marine) and my father both understood who, and what, Chesty Puller represented. Unfortunately, it was lost when our furniture was stolen during one of our re-assignments. General Puller has been an inspiration to Marines almost from day one. And he never forgot where he came from. Semper Fi, Chesty.
    8/14/2008 9:53:18 AM
  • Super Hero A true Marine
    8/14/2008 9:54:33 AM
  • For all that he overcame to be what he became, my hat is off to him and his memory Oh-Raah
    8/14/2008 9:55:48 AM
  • General A.M. Gray - I was active duty during his CMC days. One of the most motivating individuals I ever met. Although, they''re not on your list of Marines to choose from, I''d like to mention the following Marines: General J.L. Jones Jr (My 1st Grunt Battalion Cmdr in 3/9. Exceptional leadership is in his blood.) SgtMaj Mackamul & SgtMaj Kunze (Both Great mentors of enlisted Marines.) Cpl J. Roybal 1985-1993 0351 - AntiTank Assaultman 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines Camp Pendleton CA Semper Fi!!
    8/14/2008 9:57:04 AM
  • No one better and not likely to be. Doug Thiel L/Cpl USMC 1958-60 1680712
    8/14/2008 9:58:39 AM
  • He truly, lived, lead, and demonstraited, Adjust, adapt, improvise, and overcome. Corporal R.D.Christner HMM-261 1970/71.
    8/14/2008 10:00:00 AM
  • All these people are great and honorable Marines. To pick one of such a list would be quite impossible. If it were not for the fact of being a member of the John Basilone Detachment #190, and current Paymaster of that detachment, here in N.J. I would have a very difficult time picking just one Marine as my favorite. Semper Fidelis
    8/14/2008 10:00:52 AM
  • Chesty all the way...Mutter are you kidding me on that or what?
    8/14/2008 10:04:26 AM
  • Chesty all the way...Mutter are you kidding me on that or what?
    8/14/2008 10:06:03 AM
  • Had the great pleasure of meeting him while in AAV schools. Even then he made a heck of an impression.
    8/14/2008 10:08:44 AM
  • Having had the pleasure of meeting the General and talking with him, I have so give him my vote
    8/14/2008 10:09:02 AM
  • He was at the recruiting office when i went to see about joining. when i saw him i was so impressed i knew this was what i wanted to do. SgtMaj Kasal is the man Semper Fi
    8/14/2008 10:13:34 AM
  • Voting for a favorite Marine is like trying to decide which part of our Eagle, Globe, and Anchor is most important. They are all a fabric of our brotherhood. I say ALL of them listed and all Marines everywhere.
    8/14/2008 10:14:14 AM
  • Chesty Puller is a given. However, GySgt Carlos Hathcock would be a gnats eyelash away from a tie with Maj Boyington.
    8/14/2008 10:18:10 AM
  • Every Marine is a Rifleman and he was the best.
    8/14/2008 10:18:47 AM
  • I''m an Army vet and retired cop, now an active Police Chief. I have read all I can about Carlos, he is THE man!!
    8/14/2008 10:21:59 AM
  • For it to be my favorite, I would have to know the man. I think Chesty is everyones favorite, but not counting him, I think Al Gray is a Marine''s Marine.
    8/14/2008 10:22:22 AM
  • Nothing needs to be said
    8/14/2008 10:24:44 AM
  • sgt strang iwo jima
    8/14/2008 10:25:24 AM
  • YOU GOT TO BE HARD CORE TO BE A SHOOTER
    8/14/2008 10:25:45 AM
  • Reading Lt Gen. Puller''s biography is what inspired me to enlist. His life should be an inspiration and example to all Marines, both former and active duty.
    8/14/2008 10:27:20 AM
  • My favorite marine is the love of my live, MGySgt Jon Stephens!
    8/14/2008 10:31:17 AM
  • Go 41''s
    8/14/2008 10:32:12 AM
  • My favorite marine is the love of my life, MGySgt Jon Stephens!
    8/14/2008 10:32:40 AM
  • My real favorite is Cpl. Jack Mawn USMCR Ret. but he was not on the list.
    8/14/2008 10:34:09 AM
  • Best Snapier the USMC ever had. God bless the Corp
    8/14/2008 10:37:14 AM
  • I know that had I served with Manila John we would have been buddies. SF
    8/14/2008 10:42:33 AM
  • He was a great Soldier, he gave up his Life so we enjyo the Freedom that we have in this Country. God Bless all of our Military, Men & Women. Vic G.
    8/14/2008 10:44:15 AM
  • Col Truman Crawford CO/USMC D&B
    8/14/2008 10:44:15 AM
  • One shot, one kill, next target...
    8/14/2008 10:47:08 AM
  • Gotta go with the sniper!
    8/14/2008 10:50:05 AM
  • Good Night Chesty Wherever you are!
    8/14/2008 10:53:11 AM
  • How about Jack Lucas, I think any Marine who Joins the Marines at the age of 14 sneaks onto a ship. Fights in Iwo Jima and jumps on a live hand grenade deserves to be on a list like this. If GySgt Basilone, can make this list, so can PFC Jacklyn Harold Lucas.
    8/14/2008 10:54:55 AM
  • How about Jack Lucas, I think any Marine who Joins the Marines at the age of 14 sneaks onto a ship. Fights in Iwo Jima and jumps on a live hand grenade deserves to be on a list like this. If GySgt Basilone, can make this list, so can PFC Jacklyn Harold Lucas.
    8/14/2008 10:55:44 AM
  • Sergeant Major Kasal is the modern day epitome of Honor Courage and Commitment.
    8/14/2008 10:55:54 AM
  • John was and is a great Marine!
    8/14/2008 10:57:16 AM
  • When I retired I was aircraft maintance chief of VMA 214. I met the col.at a Blacksheep reunion. He was a great gentalman.Msgt.ret.
    8/14/2008 10:57:27 AM
  • This a hard survey, These Marines are some of the most distinguished and contaversial members of our fraternity and are the standards we use for what a Marine is. But I have to pick Chesty. Though I served under Gen. A. M. Grey OORAH!!!
    8/14/2008 10:58:04 AM
  • A true list of Marine heroes - but Chesty was a Marine''s Marine.
    8/14/2008 10:59:53 AM
  • With his winning of the M O H he did not have to return to battle. I admire his courage with which he said that he felt that he had to return to his platoon to make sure they were going to be ok. Of course every one of those names deserves to be everyones favorite Marine. They were all great men.
    8/14/2008 11:02:30 AM
  • All of these Marines are outstanding but Chesty has my vote on this one.
    8/14/2008 11:11:21 AM
  • My favorite marine is not listed in this esteemed list that you display here but he''s my favorite always and forever more. Gunny Sgt. Gary C. Gordon, Phila. PA.
    8/14/2008 11:14:41 AM
  • He was the only listed MARINE THAT I MET IN PERSON.I was stationed at Quantico.Saw him one morning walking his dog,I made sure that i would past him, gave a sharp slaute,said "Good Morning SIR". He replied,"It sure is a good Fu**ing moring,carry on Marine.It was one of my greatest moments in the Corps
    8/14/2008 11:32:03 AM
  • LT.COL.OLIVER NORTH,AND MAWHINNEY,AND EVERY MARINE I''VE KNOWN IS ALSO MY FAVORITE
    8/14/2008 11:33:13 AM
  • Brought the Corps back together after ''Nam.
    8/14/2008 11:33:17 AM
  • He is and was a Marine''s Marine. My second choice would be GySgt. Johm Basilone. He fought tirelessly and gave his all.
    8/14/2008 11:34:24 AM
  • Hard to pick a favorite - but, since I seved under "Chesty" he gets my vote.
    8/14/2008 11:39:55 AM
  • It took unbeliveable ba!!s to do what he did and keep on keeping on!
    8/14/2008 11:40:08 AM
  • Gotta love fighter pilots!
    8/14/2008 11:40:46 AM
  • You for got to put Lt. Bobo, die in veitam and won the MOH.
    8/14/2008 11:42:18 AM
  • A real Marine (so are all the rest) who earned everything on his own. None of the rest did what he did. What a guy! What a hero!
    8/14/2008 11:44:16 AM
  • BEING AN OLD HEAD WE ALWAYS HEARD ABOUT CHESTY AND ALL THESE MEN ARE FAVORITES. THE REASON I PICK WHITE FEATHER, IS HE SAVED MANY MARINES IN NAM BY KILLING THE ENEMY. GOD BLESS THEM ALL.
    8/14/2008 11:45:04 AM
  • My favorite Marine? Sgt. Jonathan C. Rocha. MY SON!!!
    8/14/2008 11:46:50 AM
  • A marine''s marine. One of the few MOH holders to later die in battle. He could have stayed home and sold war bonds.
    8/14/2008 11:49:44 AM
  • A marine''s marine. One of the few MOH holders to later die in battle. He could have stayed home and sold war bonds.
    8/14/2008 11:51:02 AM
  • A marine''s marine. One of the few MOH holders to later die in battle. He could have stayed home and sold war bonds.
    8/14/2008 11:51:36 AM
  • Al Gray was a forceful leader who rose from private to commandant.
    8/14/2008 11:53:05 AM
  • just one awesome Marine and person to.I wish i could have been moore of a marine like him.I love the Marines and it took me over a hundred times to try and pass the asavb just to make a good enough score to get in.i know i''ll get to see gunnuy again at the gates.When god says good job Marine come on in with your brothers.To Harris Sgt.of Marines.from 1987 to 2005.Disabled.
    8/14/2008 11:59:05 AM
  • My write-in vote is for Our Son, S/SGT Jeffrey R. Starling, Force Recon along with his 6 brothers who were killed off the coast of San Diego, (Point Loma) California on Dec 9, 1999
    8/14/2008 12:00:36 PM
  • Chesty Puller''s legacy needs no explanation. He is consistently remembered when Marines and civilians take a gander at the USMC Mascot, "Chesty." Margaret (Gidget) McAlister- Wheeler US Navy Veteran 1959-1963 USNTC Great Lakes, IL Center Commander''s Information Office
    8/14/2008 12:00:42 PM
  • shoulda had Col. Oliver North on that list.Chuck Robertson 1959-1963
    8/14/2008 12:00:47 PM
  • You left off General Chapman.....he would probably get General Gray''s vote.
    8/14/2008 12:03:12 PM
  • He had the watch for preparing the Marine Corps for WW II.
    8/14/2008 12:04:20 PM
  • My most favorite Marines are my husband and son. Brenda
    8/14/2008 12:07:00 PM
  • UNCLE SERVED UNDER GEN.SMITH AND THOUGHT HE WAS SUPER. I SERVED WITH 1ST ANGLICO FMF IN KOREA AND THOUGHT THAT GEN. PULLER DID A SUPER JOG. FORMER S/SGT FRED KIEHN
    8/14/2008 12:07:46 PM
  • were is S Sgt. Jimmie Howard i would go with him anywhere
    8/14/2008 12:07:57 PM
  • ONE SHOT ONE KILL!!!!
    8/14/2008 12:11:45 PM
  • He was the first General that I ever met face to face. He was standing on a podium. I was hoping that he would be Coomandant but he never did ,however,m his son did.
    8/14/2008 12:18:09 PM
  • Truly...when you do your last sit up, you always say "This one''s for Chesty...". You don''t say that about the others.
    8/14/2008 12:18:13 PM
  • Tough choices. My cousin served with Johnny D and has told many stories about him. I had the opportunity to meet and talk with Pappy Boyington years while serving. He kept referring to me as the "Young Marine" What a man and hero. John Page
    8/14/2008 12:18:29 PM
  • Boy, this was tough. All on the list are Great! There were a few missing though; Gen John "Last Gunfighter" Hopkins, Gen Caulfield, and Gen Mundy. I worked for these gentlemen as I did Gen Gray. But of all of these Marines Gunny Hathcock, who I met in Virginia, stands above them all!
    8/14/2008 12:19:24 PM
  • This Marine stood up in an open field under tremendous fire and yelled C''mon you sons of bitches do you want to live forever! How can you top that two medals of honor to boot.
    8/14/2008 12:22:15 PM
  • He was our first WWII Air Ace and I got to know him personally in the early 60''s.
    8/14/2008 12:24:39 PM
  • He was the best in his field.
    8/14/2008 12:27:24 PM
  • General Gray only had 2 stars when I was standing tall at a Dog-n-pony show on Camp Jejeune. He and the others made their way down the line of Marines and weapons. He stopped at my 50 cal squad and gruffly asked "Where''s your Sgt?" I was standing behind the gunners so I stepped forward, wondering what the Hell, and spoke up. He stepped beside me, put his arm around my shoulders, and very graciously asked "Can I bum a chew?" I replied that all I had was some Redman, but he was more than welcome to it. He took all I had and gave me the empty bag back with the customary "Thanks Marine!" A week later my CO calls me in and on his desk sits a case of Redman, comps of the CG 2nd Mar Div. We never forget the good times!
    8/14/2008 12:29:28 PM
  • Met and shook his hand while stationed at Camp lejeune in the late 1950''s He started the practice of allowing liberty in civilian clothes and extended long weekend liberties..(the original 96 hr pass)
    8/14/2008 12:30:46 PM
  • As it should be....
    8/14/2008 12:30:58 PM
  • LtGen Victor Krulak was second in command with the 6th Mar Div on Okinawa, outstanding officer. He was largely and solely responsible for saving our Corps from extinction when the Army and Navy were on the brink of absorbing us into extinction. Superb history as a warrior. I am proud to have served under his command with Gen.Shepard in the 29th Marines, 6th Marine Division.
    8/14/2008 12:31:00 PM
  • my son, GySgt Mark Shawhan has a framed print of Chesty in his dining room!
    8/14/2008 12:31:12 PM
  • Lt General James "Chaos" Mattis should have been listed.
    8/14/2008 12:32:21 PM
  • Lt General James "Chaos" Mattis should have been listed.
    8/14/2008 12:32:30 PM
  • The only dual MOH WINNER !!!!
    8/14/2008 12:34:13 PM
  • That was a tough choice to make. I wanted to vote for each and everyone of them!!!
    8/14/2008 12:34:22 PM
  • They''re all winners however mine is Puller. My time. My guy. Korea. 1Mar.,1Mar.Div. 15Sept1950 through 22Aug1951. JHR
    8/14/2008 12:35:15 PM
  • A vote for any of these great Marines would not be misplaced. But Chesty, for me, was the Marine I most wanted to be like.
    8/14/2008 12:40:38 PM
  • "Manila John" is my favorite Marine because after winning the Medal of Honor @ Guadalcanal and being sent home on a War Bond Drive, he volunteered to return to combat, though he didn''t have to, because he desired to be with his buddies and do what Marines do!
    8/14/2008 12:44:08 PM
  • I would vote for R. Lee Ermey if he was up there. Check out his web page at R. Lee Ermey.com now drop and give me 25
    8/14/2008 12:45:08 PM
  • "Manila John" is my favorite Marine because after winning the Medal of Honor @ Guadalcanal and being sent home on a War Bond Drive, he volunteered to return to combat, though he didn''t have to, because he desired to be with his buddies and do what Marines do! Michael "Hardknox" Knox, GySgt, USMC (Ret.) 1971-1992
    8/14/2008 12:45:36 PM
  • even though he wasn''t a Marine, i did more push ups and squat thrust in boot camp in the praise of John Wayne. This list is the Holy Grail of the Corps.
    8/14/2008 12:46:23 PM
  • "Come''on you sons of bitches. Do you want to live forever!?" SgtMjr Dan Daily is the reason Marines,to this day,are called "Devil Dogs."
    8/14/2008 12:47:50 PM
  • This a second vote, after Chesty -- I saw a comment from a Marine stationed at Camp H.M. Smith, HI, 65-67, who must have known Capt. Elton J. "Jim" Keeley, my first Marine friend after I got out of Navy boot camp at Bainbridge MD. We went separate way, but had a reunion in 67 in HI. Keeley was a Mustang, enlisted to OCC, then Vietnam, etc., reverted back to highest enlisted rate after Nam, then entered a WO program, and I last was with him at LAX in 1986 on his way to HQ USMC. I found an obit a couple of years ago -- the GOOD ONES die too young. I''d love to hear from any Marine who knew Keeley. Semper Fi, sir, while you guard the gates of Heaven. Keeley was a Marine''s MARINE, in every way. God bless all of our Marines, past and present, since 11/10/1775. Jane, Maumelle, AR. P.S. The sailors still claim to be the first, but we know different. God bless all God''s Marines.
    8/14/2008 12:47:57 PM
  • I WAS IN 2/1 COMM PLATOON WHEN PULLERS SON LOST HIS LEGS THAT DAY IN 1969.
    8/14/2008 12:49:19 PM
  • He is the man. If half is truth what I herd. There couldn''t be any one else. But if we talk about Nam " Hathcock ", Irag "Kasal " would be the choise and so on and so on. They are all true hero''s in my book. Cpl Maurice LeBlanc 60-64
    8/14/2008 12:50:20 PM
  • Pappy Boyington would be a close second.
    8/14/2008 12:53:18 PM
  • I Met Col. Puller in Korea I met Sgt Diamond at PI Both were great men in my book
    8/14/2008 12:53:35 PM
  • his valor says it all
    8/14/2008 12:53:56 PM
  • Truly, a diamond in the rough!
    8/14/2008 12:57:17 PM
  • I think it was because he was a rebel yet always got the job done.
    8/14/2008 12:57:26 PM
  • Too bad I can only vote for one!!
    8/14/2008 12:59:10 PM
  • any man or woman who wore the EGA should be givin the vote.. SEMPER FI SGT. 1956-1959
    8/14/2008 1:03:19 PM
  • I personally knew both Marines. CWO-4 Dan E. Johnson, USMC (Ret)
    8/14/2008 1:04:21 PM
  • He is the only one on the list I have personally met while serving in USMC. I have met other''s while my father was on active duty. And one other while working on a TV show.
    8/14/2008 1:06:02 PM
  • Chesty hands down but, Kasal is pretty Hot!
    8/14/2008 1:08:00 PM
  • I served under Gen. A. M. Gray in the 2d MarDiv; I co. 3rd Bn 8th Marines, in the 1980''s (went to Beirut in 1984). at the 20th Beirut Remembrance at J''ville/Camp Lejeune, NC, I had the honor of getting my picture taken with him. SEMPER FI and "Gen. A. M. Gray for President...!" P. A. Peirce LCPL - USMC Veteran
    8/14/2008 1:08:35 PM
  • I was at 8th and I when he passed. Know is son in law plus marthra is daughter. Was on his firing squad.
    8/14/2008 1:09:40 PM
  • Chesty would say "Greg was a real Marine"
    8/14/2008 1:11:29 PM
  • Read the book "Sniper" and can''t forget some of the incidents.
    8/14/2008 1:12:58 PM
  • The legend himself Semper Fi Chesty, where ever you are
    8/14/2008 1:15:41 PM
  • One shot one kill, that says it all!
    8/14/2008 1:19:09 PM
  • Outstanding marksman
    8/14/2008 1:25:55 PM
  • OOOOOOH-RAH GOOD DAY 2 ALL OF MY BROTHER MARINES CHESTER PULLER FOR THIS MARINE.
    8/14/2008 1:29:56 PM
  • Chesty was a mustang Marine. Manila John and Dan Daily come in close. My son''s name is Chesty. Gysgt Hathcock was my hero. I never took a shot without thinking about him! Semper Fi
    8/14/2008 1:34:25 PM
  • The best!
    8/14/2008 1:35:17 PM
  • all Marines are basic riflemen, but Gy/Sgt Hathcock was the true ultimate in all ways.
    8/14/2008 1:36:14 PM
  • FIRST OF ALL THEY WERE ALL GREAT MARINES OF A DIFFERENT TIME AND ALL OF THEM WERE GREAT - IT''S A DUMB QUESTION - J HACKETT / CLASS OF ''52
    8/14/2008 1:36:59 PM
  • A Marine to make us all proud!!
    8/14/2008 1:38:49 PM
  • He is the man. If half is truth what I herd. There couldn''t be any one else. But if we talk about Nam " Hathcock ", Irag "Kasal " would be the choise and so on and so on. They are all true hero''s in my book. Cpl Maurice LeBlanc 60-64
    8/14/2008 1:39:12 PM
  • Write in vote - my favorite Marine is: Corporal Phillip M. Wilburn Although CPL Wilburn would say his favorite Marine is Chesty!!
    8/14/2008 1:39:37 PM
  • I certainly think that General Peter Pace, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (first Marine ever to hold that position) should have been included on this most honored list of Marines. Something could also be said of the inclusion of General James Jones as Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (also a first time honor for a Marine).
    8/14/2008 1:39:49 PM
  • I served with Col Puller and Vic the Brute. Very hard choice. Has to be Chesty
    8/14/2008 1:41:56 PM
  • you forgot to put: O All of the above
    8/14/2008 1:48:10 PM
  • I remember after he had an heart attack in Camp Lejeune and was transferred to MCB from 2nd MarDiv. He visited with a Corporal who was getting out at the end of his enlistment. Chesty supposedly told the Cpl that no one had ever requested to "just meet and talk." Certainly a real Marine
    8/14/2008 1:50:43 PM
  • You had "Chesty" at the top of your list for a reason --- RIGHT ???????????
    8/14/2008 1:55:11 PM
  • He should have gotten the second MOH
    8/14/2008 1:58:20 PM
  • It was a toss up with Pappy Boyington.
    8/14/2008 2:00:38 PM
  • It is hard to vote for one. Was surprised that Jack H. Lucas was not on the list. He was the youngest Medal of Honor recipient in the 20th century. he would have gotten my vote although all Marines are heros. Semper Fi Marine Maureen Cox ( not on active duty)
    8/14/2008 2:03:15 PM
  • LtGen Puller was a Marines Marine and all enlisted highly respected this marine. OOOO-Rahhhhh
    8/14/2008 2:05:54 PM
  • T.SGT. F.G. PRUSINOWSKI. My D.I. at Parris Island .Plt.63 1955.
    8/14/2008 2:06:30 PM
  • Best Marine sniper that ever there was. It is an honor to call him my friend and brother....
    8/14/2008 2:11:33 PM
  • I SERVED UNDER LT. GEN. KRULAK, WHO WAS ASST. DIV COMMANDER OF THE 3RD MARINE DIVISION ON OKINAWA IN 1956. JIM CHICA
    8/14/2008 2:16:36 PM
  • All great Marine''s, but Chesty is at the right hand of God. Mickey
    8/14/2008 2:17:22 PM
  • LtGen Puller was a Marines Marine and all enlisted highly respected this marine. OOOO-Rahhhhh
    8/14/2008 2:20:11 PM
  • always swing with the wing
    8/14/2008 2:36:03 PM
  • I had the priviledge of meeting The General at Henderson Hall, HQMC - even though retired, he demanded - and got - respect from all Marines.
    8/14/2008 2:36:30 PM
  • Although tough on his troops,he knew ''em. Sgt. Bob Cornley, 7th Marines, told of a night at Chosin reservoir when Col. Puller gave him a drink of whiskey. "It was like something from heaven, not just a drink of tanglefoot (Old Grand Dad Whiskey). You can''t know what that did for a freezing man . . . from going mad or becoming a casualty. (AP-Battle For Korea, 1993) What a leader and example!
    8/14/2008 2:44:57 PM
  • Served with Gen Krulak when he made each Star. Stood behind me @ 0500hrs in the enlisted mess hall shortly after pinning on 2nd Star.Had me transfered to stateside for duty when he pinned on 3rd Star and was reviewing Division, Stating that six years overseas was enough.Three months later, after 3mos stateside I was a Marine Security Guard in Khartoum Sudan. The Old Man really had a sense of humer.
    8/14/2008 2:48:49 PM
  • As a Marine mortarman i can only vote for the greatest Marine mortarman who ever lived, Lew (or Lou) Diamond.
    8/14/2008 2:53:10 PM
  • As a Marine mortarman I can only vote for the greatest Marine mortarman who ever lived, Lew (or Lou) Diamond. I know Chesty will get more votes but I''ve got to go with Gunny Diamond.
    8/14/2008 2:55:01 PM
  • It''s Chesty for me, But all Marine are hero''s if you ask me. S/Sgt.James F. Smith USMC 1957-1962
    8/14/2008 2:58:52 PM
  • It''s Chesty for me, But all Marine are hero''s if you ask me. S/Sgt.James F. Smith USMC 1957-1962
    8/14/2008 2:59:02 PM
  • It''s Chesty for me, But all Marine are hero''s if you ask me. S/Sgt.James F. Smith USMC 1957-1962
    8/14/2008 2:59:08 PM
  • Just a little recoil! need I say more?
    8/14/2008 3:04:07 PM
  • I HAD MET GYSGT HATHCOCK AT A SNIPER SEMINAR IN JACKSONVILLE,N.C. I DON''T KNOW OF VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT COULD DO WHAT HE DID AS WELL OR POSSIBLY WOULD DO.
    8/14/2008 3:11:18 PM
  • My only grandson is named Smedley
    8/14/2008 3:12:44 PM
  • my older brother served with Chesty Puller at the Chosin ,and said he was the real deal. A Marines Marine.
    8/14/2008 3:17:04 PM
  • Every Marine on this list deserves to be there. However, there will only be one Chesty Puller.
    8/14/2008 3:18:10 PM
  • Whitefeather is my second choice. My Dad isn''t on the list.....
    8/14/2008 3:18:22 PM
  • He started out as enlisted and then became an officer. Should be a requirement for officers.
    8/14/2008 3:20:32 PM
  • Actually my second favorite, behind P. X. Kelly.
    8/14/2008 3:22:12 PM
  • Boyington. Medal of Honor. POW. Airwinger.
    8/14/2008 3:23:38 PM
  • There can be only ONE!!!
    8/14/2008 3:29:32 PM
  • I served with SGTMAJ Kasal in Fallujah 2004. 3rd Battalion 1st Marines. Semper Fi.
    8/14/2008 3:30:32 PM
  • Here''s to a Leatherneck who even though was surrounded at one point, found a way to squash the opposition then shuck out a quote that motivates this Marine well past eternity "we''re surrounded... that simplifies our problem... OOOOORAAAHHH!!!! Chesty is my eternal HERO!!!
    8/14/2008 3:34:52 PM
  • THEY ALL DESERVE THE VOTE. I KNOW, WE CALL THEM "THE DREAM TEAM"!!!!!
    8/14/2008 3:36:07 PM
  • He didn''t want to leave his buddies behind; doesn''t that sum it up for every Marine who ever served? His selfless act would cost him his life on Iwo Jima.
    8/14/2008 3:45:59 PM
  • He''s one of the reasons I joined Marine Aviation.
    8/14/2008 3:47:11 PM
  • Where''s Colonel "Bull" Fisher Magnificent Bastards 2/4
    8/14/2008 3:51:58 PM
  • Manila John Basilone should be way up there. First MOH receipient of WWII(Guadalcanal) and Navy Cross (Iwo Jima-KIA). Note: Gunnery Sergeant Basilone is the only Marine listed who gave the supreme sacrifice. The others may be "legendary" in their own right, but Basilone was the real deal, a super grunt.
    8/14/2008 4:06:27 PM
  • I guess GOD needed to get the devil from a distant so the devil never new what hit him, one shot one kill!!!!
    8/14/2008 4:06:55 PM
  • WHY CANT WE VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE 1.BEST LINE OFFICER CHESTY PULLER 2.BEST COMBAT PILOT PAPPY BOYINGTON 3.BEST SNIPER GUNNY HATHCOCK
    8/14/2008 4:09:06 PM
  • WHY CANT WE VOTE FOR MORE THAN ONE 1.BEST LINE OFFICER CHESTY PULLER 2.BEST COMBAT PILOT PAPPY BOYINGTON 3.BEST SNIPER GUNNY HATHCOCK OH YEAH WHERE IS LTCOL OLIVER NORTH OR GEN PETER PACE OR MY OLD CO COL DABNEY
    8/14/2008 4:11:55 PM
  • To who else do we say goodnight. GOOD NIGHT CHESTY,WHEVER YOU ARE.
    8/14/2008 4:26:11 PM
  • It is really tough to make a choice sense all of them rank #1 on my list of all time greats who exemplify Semper FI to the nth degree!
    8/14/2008 4:27:01 PM
  • Gen Gray would be second since I served under him and he was always looking out for the enlisted men just like Chesty
    8/14/2008 4:46:22 PM
  • Gung Ho
    8/14/2008 4:47:59 PM
  • By far a genuis who was ahead of his time. No disrepect to any of the rest on the list, but just read General Butlers book " War is a Racket" and that will open your eyes. Furthermore Gen Butler was the Mayor of Philadelphia, was tried for treason for speaking out against Mussallini, and had two , although it should have been three Medal of Honors! A remarkable Marine if ever there was one, Semper Fi.
    8/14/2008 5:02:10 PM
  • Nobody can match Ole Chesty.
    8/14/2008 5:03:48 PM
  • Chesty saw it all and did it all, and thought only of what was best for the Corps while doing it. A Marine''s Marine!
    8/14/2008 5:10:52 PM
  • Why didn''t you include Marines from the 18th and 19th centuries?
    8/14/2008 5:17:26 PM
  • No comment needed.
    8/14/2008 5:21:46 PM
  • What about SgtMajor Michael S. Curtin USMCR? Ironmike was killed in the North Tower on 911. He went back in to be certain that all of his squad (Emergency Service - NYPD) were out when it came down. Earlier, SgtMajor Curtin craled through the debris of the Oklahoma City Federal Building to recover the body of a Marine Major. He braved all of the disintegrated cables, bricks, etc. to accomplish such a hazardous task. Earlier, he served with distinction in the first Gulf War with CoD, 2ndLAI Bn (since renamed LAR). Having stood at his side, I am a better person and Marine.
    8/14/2008 5:34:27 PM
  • GySgt Hathcock''s dedication to his craft is an inspirtation to all!
    8/14/2008 5:35:52 PM
  • He took those whom others had given up on and made them the success he knew they could be.
    8/14/2008 5:37:31 PM
  • I would not vote for LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller. Back in the 50th when I was in the Marines, he made the comment that ''He would kill a regiment of Marines to get the Congressional Metal of Honor''. The only one he didn''t have.
    8/14/2008 5:46:33 PM
  • I would not vote for LtGen Lewis B. (Chesty) Puller. Back in the 50th when I was in the Marines, he made the comment that ''He would kill a regiment of Marines to get the Congressional Metal of Honor''. The only one he didn''t have.
    8/14/2008 5:51:06 PM
  • all great but i knew carlos.
    8/14/2008 6:01:37 PM
  • Should have been Commandant...wfg
    8/14/2008 6:11:22 PM
  • The "finest" rifle shot and master woodsman that ever lived. Sorry he was shortchanged by my beloved Corps.
    8/14/2008 6:23:11 PM
  • loved the guy, my dad met him while he was in the marines. great fighter pilot and marine
    8/14/2008 6:27:24 PM
  • mine not on list my drill instructors from parris island ptl.2007 1966 best marines ever
    8/14/2008 6:30:31 PM
  • I think that "Chesty" Puller defines the Marine Corps in that he is well known outside Marine circles. You mention the name "Chesty" Puller to a civilian and they know who you are talking about. It is sad that our todays leaders have to be so political correct and cannot be like "Chesty"
    8/14/2008 6:34:16 PM
  • this black sheep herder gets my vote only because you didn''t have the guts or brains to list Joe Foss!!!
    8/14/2008 6:34:55 PM
  • Got us back on the correct course.
    8/14/2008 6:52:45 PM
  • Chesty was the only Marine on the list I''ve met and about whom I know the most. He visited our 1964 gold medal Competition Squad at Camp Lejune and shook my hand. It was quite an honor and a moment I''ll always remember. SgtMaj Dan Daly would be a close runner-up. I believe he was a little guy, 5''5" or so and was awarded 2 MOH''s, and if my memory serves me right, a Navy Cross. All these Marines are fine role models, but these two stand out in my mind.
    8/14/2008 6:54:53 PM
  • I was stationed on Quantico when she was commander of Marine Corps Systems command. Chesty was a great book and he is the appitemy of what a Marine is....
    8/14/2008 6:56:47 PM
  • Imperfect in the same way(s) so many of us are.
    8/14/2008 6:58:53 PM
  • I had the pleasure to visit Elephant Valley also!
    8/14/2008 7:04:58 PM
  • Served under General Puller in Pearl Harbor Guard Co. in 1948 and then in Korea from Inchon until he left. Especially remembered him from Kojo, Korea in October 1950 when he brought down reinforcements to help us clean up the guerilla forces. We had our backs to the ocean when they hit us. I can still see and hear him with his pipe inhis mouth! We''d have followed him into hell.
    8/14/2008 7:09:36 PM
  • I now live right next door to LtGen Krulak''s son, but having been an enlisted Marine it had to be Gunny Basilone...
    8/14/2008 7:10:42 PM
  • THE Marine!!!
    8/14/2008 7:10:48 PM
  • Finger on the trigger.... thinking man''s job.... hard dude, who never stepped back from responsibility
    8/14/2008 7:15:39 PM
  • "One-shot, One-kill"
    8/14/2008 7:15:55 PM
  • Gen.Al Gray who I personally know was the best damn Marine.He told it like it was and didn''t pull any punch''s SEMPER FI to a true MARINE
    8/14/2008 7:20:30 PM
  • This man was the epitomy of a guts and glory Marine.
    8/14/2008 7:22:45 PM
  • what happened to "Ira Hayes" my number one choice.
    8/14/2008 7:30:20 PM
  • Gotta be!
    8/14/2008 7:33:34 PM
  • I voted for Gunny Hathcock, but there is a whole generation of Marine JROTC cadets who would vote for LtC Arthur Eppley or any one of his great SNCO''s that worked for him in Campbell High School District, San Jose CA. Kirby Thompson, Prattville AL
    8/14/2008 7:51:33 PM
  • I voted for Gunny Hathcock, but there is a whole generation of Marine JROTC cadets who would vote for LtC Arthur Eppley or any one of his great SNCO''s that worked for him in Campbell High School District, San Jose CA. Kirby Thompson, Prattville AL
    8/14/2008 7:51:52 PM
  • WOW! His record speaks for it-self...He was the "Man"....Cpl...D.J. Barr
    8/14/2008 7:59:42 PM
  • Out of the office, in the dirt, getting the real job done.
    8/14/2008 8:00:10 PM
  • He set in motion sniper training and has given a standard of excellence in his example as a Marine.
    8/14/2008 8:01:46 PM
  • All these are great men. But, I think Pappy Boyington would be my choice on the list above. But my true hero''s are my 2 son''s currently serving in the Corps. Semper Fi Melinda Deamer
    8/14/2008 8:01:54 PM
  • My Brothers...His 95 confirmed kills ...he saved alot of lives by killing those dinks. If he had not...How many Marines would have been killed?
    8/14/2008 8:02:41 PM
  • no fear, 2 medals of honor, tne naval cross, and the destinguished service cross, because of his lack of fear and motivation the nickname devil dogs was born. so i pick dan daily. but they are all amazing
    8/14/2008 8:03:30 PM
  • I''d like to vote for General James Mattis. His comments throughout his tours in Iraq are priceless! He''s my hero and is reflective of what Marines stand for today.
    8/14/2008 8:05:10 PM
  • As a former Sergeant of Marines and ''Nam Vet, I''d go to war with any of those men, but you gotta love SgtMaj Dan Daly''s attitude
    8/14/2008 8:06:53 PM
  • I have met Gen Gray twice, the 1st time when the MCL presented him with his Cabbage Patch Marine at the commandants residence in 1988; but Smedleys''CPM is in my living room.
    8/14/2008 8:08:09 PM
  • for the enlisted Marine. He kinda paved the way for the modern day sniper.
    8/14/2008 8:13:22 PM
  • ONE SHOT.. ONE KILL, SAYS IT ALL
    8/14/2008 8:15:13 PM
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  • Knew General Puller from 57 until his death......NO Marine can compare to him.
    8/14/2008 8:22:02 PM
  • Very proud to have known him. Sgt. Bob Schildt, Aco., 1st. Bn. 9th. Mar. Regt. 3rd Mar. Div. 1966-1967
    8/14/2008 8:22:09 PM
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  • pappy was a radical rebel of his time
    8/14/2008 8:29:35 PM
  • Can''t pick just one. They are all MARINES. May not care for some. But would walk point for them any day.
    8/14/2008 8:46:10 PM
  • one shot, one kill
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  • one shot, one kill
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  • one shot, one kill
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  • one shot, one kill
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  • GySgt "Manila" John Basilone is my choice. A real Hero in every sense of the word who could have got duty far from the battlefields of WWII after he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on Guadacanal. But he chose to stay with his men and made the ultimate sacrifice on Iwo Jima.
    8/14/2008 9:00:55 PM
  • true marine ,gone but never forgotten. BOWEN R.E. USMC.
    8/14/2008 9:03:05 PM
  • A great person/MARINE. I meet him twice. Mar.86 on USS AMERICA before going to Med Cruise and Aug 90 before going to Middle East. GySgt Burhans 71/93 AirWinger Rigger
    8/14/2008 9:04:11 PM
  • I vote for my father, and hero, Capt. E.F. Lodewick. Tulagi, Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, Peleliu and 63 years after the war as a great American. RIP Marine!
    8/14/2008 9:06:11 PM
  • Led Marines on Iwo Jima.
    8/14/2008 9:12:36 PM
  • The Best of the Rest
    8/14/2008 9:25:45 PM
  • neatess guy going to be able to reach out and touch somebody from 2500 yards out.
    8/14/2008 9:43:05 PM
  • My real favorite Marine proudly servise today - my son!!
    8/14/2008 9:43:53 PM
  • It''s good enough for Chesty, it''s good enough for me. Boot Camp, 1972
    8/14/2008 9:44:48 PM
  • 5 Navy Crosses, of wich at lest two should have been model of honors, maybe three. All are special and deserving Marines in their own right. But any man you say good night too, every night for 11 weeks has got to be the winner. J.T. Marvel, Cpl Wpns. Co 2/3 78-82
    8/14/2008 9:48:49 PM
  • you need to add Gen Peter Pace to this list for all he did for his Marine in his 40 years in the Marine Corps ... from 2nd Lt during the Vietnam War to The Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff! .... Semper Fidelis
    8/14/2008 9:56:21 PM
  • only a man like Pappy could get a group of zeros to go and shoot down a ton od zeros
    8/14/2008 10:04:26 PM
  • I trained with GySgt. Hathcock int the late 80''s early 90''s. he was and will always be a true Marine semper-fi
    8/14/2008 10:10:08 PM
  • Since that is the world I came from he is the logical choice.Semper Fi.
    8/14/2008 10:27:53 PM
  • Without a doubt - Chesty Puller is the greatest AMrine to ever draw a breath! Retired FMF Doc
    8/14/2008 10:35:23 PM
  • Without a doubt - Chesty Puller is the greatest Marine to ever draw a breath! Retired FMF Doc
    8/14/2008 10:36:02 PM
  • Gotta go with the fly boy
    8/14/2008 10:43:39 PM
  • Chesty,Should be no Questions on this one.
    8/14/2008 10:51:24 PM
  • i met the legand and think this man he was and still is in my mind the greatest marine ever born
    8/14/2008 11:12:13 PM
  • It is so difficult to pick only one as they are all favorites! George Perez 554593 Sgt WWII/Korea
    8/14/2008 11:15:33 PM
  • A very proffession Marine who looked after those serving under him.
    8/14/2008 11:19:36 PM
  • GOOD NIGHT CHESTY WHEREEVER YOU ARE, from back in Boot Camp 1971 MCRD
    8/14/2008 11:54:00 PM
  • GOOD NIGHT CHESTY WHEREEVER YOU ARE, from back in Boot Camp 1971 MCRD
    8/14/2008 11:54:22 PM
  • A Marine''s Marine, A Man''s Man...
    8/14/2008 11:56:46 PM
  • how many did he realy get, and how many benefited from his expereance. D.DeWeert 2286090 66-70
    8/15/2008 12:09:34 AM
  • Best dam scout/sniper god ever mad
    8/15/2008 12:13:59 AM
  • Should of had "Guy Gabaldon" also. If not for the movie Hell to Eternity, I might not have joined the corps.
    8/15/2008 12:14:26 AM
  • how is General lou Walt not on this list
    8/15/2008 12:26:41 AM
  • papa bear
    8/15/2008 4:30:57 AM
  • you mever forgot him after you served with him
    8/15/2008 4:52:13 AM
  • I think that General "Mad Al" Gray was probably the best Commandant of this century to do everything in his power for "His" Marines.... Doug Marsh GySgt USMC (Retired) July 1967 - January 1990
    8/15/2008 5:25:19 AM
  • WOW! Quite a selection to pick from. If allowed, I could choose them all!! I picked LtGen Mutter because I served with her for a while in 1976-77. As far as MY Favorite Marine it would be former SSgt C.B. Chandler. We went through TeleComm Maintenance training together at MCCES, MCB 29 Palms, CA and again at MCTSSA, MCB Camp Pendleton, CA. He is from southern California and would take me home for weekends and leave time. Semper Fi Bro''.
    8/15/2008 6:52:20 AM
  • SEMPER FI OOOOOOORRRRRRRRRAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
    8/15/2008 7:06:38 AM
  • Gen. Louis Wilson, A CMH winner!
    8/15/2008 7:26:29 AM
  • gunny jimmie howard
    8/15/2008 7:44:13 AM
  • smedly darlington butler is carved in ba-relief on a stone panel on the courthouse in west chester, pa...one of the two inspirations for my becominga marine. The other being the honerable congressman paul b. dague representing the same area. Thanks for the vote....Cpl Karl f. Schubert 62-68
    8/15/2008 7:51:55 AM
  • where is hashmark johnson''s name
    8/15/2008 7:55:04 AM
  • The man epitomized what I think of when I hear the term Mustang, but he turned down a commission to stand by his Marines in the s*%t of things. "Never send a man to do something you aren''t willing to do yourself."
    8/15/2008 8:18:10 AM
  • Lots of great choices but I have to vote for Sgt. Sanchez, my DI in June, 1966. My grandfather died during boot camp. There was an airline strike but Sgt. Sanchez got me on a flight. I was gone a week but he did not drop me from the platoon. No matter how tough he was on me, I realized he saw something in this recruit that I did not. Without his support I doubt I would have participated in Lt. Gen Krulak''s retirement honor guard, met Capt. Charles Krulak during a helicopter ride in 1969, met General of the Army Omar Bradley and retired a Marine.
    8/15/2008 8:20:29 AM
  • I''ll go with Charles C. Krulak or Peter Pace though not on that list!
    8/15/2008 8:20:35 AM
  • Lots of great choices but I have to vote for Sgt. Sanchez, my DI in June, 1966. My grandfather died during boot camp. There was an airline strike but Sgt. Sanchez got me on a flight. I was gone a week but he did not drop me from the platoon. No matter how tough he was on me, I realized he saw something in this recruit that I did not. Without his support I doubt I would have participated in Lt. Gen Krulak''s retirement honor guard, met Capt. Charles Krulak during a helicopter ride in 1969, met General of the Army Omar Bradley and retired a Marine.
    8/15/2008 8:20:53 AM
  • I''ll go with Charles C. Krulak or Peter Pace though not on that list!
    8/15/2008 8:21:32 AM
  • Above All My Favorite Marine Is SgtMaj Terry J Collins (1936-2008)
    8/15/2008 8:28:49 AM
  • Above All My Favorite Marine Is SgtMaj Terry J Collins (1936-2008)
    8/15/2008 8:29:23 AM
  • only one vote, they''re all my favorite Marine
    8/15/2008 9:16:39 AM
  • only one vote, they''re all my favorite Marine
    8/15/2008 9:16:59 AM
  • He did what it took to support his men and got the job done no matter what and who he pissed off along the way
    8/15/2008 9:17:01 AM
  • Chesty all the way!!
    8/15/2008 9:20:56 AM
  • Kasal was my squad leader when he was a Cpl. The man is 100% hard corps!!!!
    8/15/2008 9:25:57 AM
  • Wish I could pick 2, but since shooting is a past and future hobby, I had to go with GySgt Hathcock.
    8/15/2008 9:40:27 AM
  • Chesty comes after my Dad and Granddad and my pen pal LCpl in Afghanistan on my list of favorites. Thanks! Semper Fi!
    8/15/2008 9:40:45 AM
  • I SERVED UNDER COL PULLER, IN KOREA 1950 !!! SEMPER FI, fred
    8/15/2008 10:06:12 AM
  • I SERVED UNDER COL PULLER, IN KOREA 1950 !!! SEMPER FI, fred
    8/15/2008 10:06:41 AM
  • This guy had more balls than a bowling alley
    8/15/2008 10:09:51 AM
  • A Marine''s Marine
    8/15/2008 10:14:54 AM
  • GOD BLESS CHESTY
    8/15/2008 10:19:41 AM
  • If for no other reason, he is the one name every Marine knows. They are all heroes, and great Marines, but, "Good night Chesty, wherever you are", says it all...
    8/15/2008 10:19:47 AM
  • however my all time favorite marine is our lead series instructor from devil pups: GnySgt Labit
    8/15/2008 10:28:17 AM
  • hard decision, since I served during a time that I was able to meet Gen.Gray,Gen.Krulak,Gen. Mutter, and Gy.Hathcock personally. But Chesty will always be my favorite Marine... Carl"Moon" Mullen MGySgt USMC Ret.
    8/15/2008 10:38:40 AM
  • Gen Gray was a Marines Marine & very tough.
    8/15/2008 10:43:17 AM
  • I believe Hathcock was a true hero and never got the recognition that he deserved because of the universal negative view towards snipers.
    8/15/2008 10:50:02 AM
  • LtGen Puller did more for the Marine Corps than just about all the other famous Marines put together. All the above Marines were great but Chesty was the greatest! Semper Fi
    8/15/2008 10:52:00 AM
  • How about a separate categoty for enlisted and commissioned Marines?
    8/15/2008 11:08:38 AM
  • How about a separate categoty for enlisted and commissioned Marines?
    8/15/2008 11:09:55 AM
  • For me its a toss-up between Pappy Boyington, Chesty Puller and Red (who was not mentioned here but was a key leader on Guadalcanan.
    8/15/2008 11:11:32 AM
  • Chesty was the first Marine hero that we learned about in boot. He became everyone''s.
    8/15/2008 12:02:31 PM
  • Still gving her ALL!
    8/15/2008 12:06:19 PM
  • I served as his assistant engineer officer when he was CG2ndMarDiv. The stories about him are and where true. He was a fine gentleman, the opitimi of a Marine Officer and he loved his Marines
    8/15/2008 12:29:01 PM
  • He''s my favorite because he got the job done no matter what or how!!!!!!!!
    8/15/2008 12:31:18 PM
  • Like myself, an Italian-American Jersey boy and a machine gunner.
    8/15/2008 12:31:50 PM
  • He over came and won.
    8/15/2008 12:33:13 PM
  • As much as I like the Krulaks, father & son,& "Holin'' Mad" I''d have to vote for my dad, Hawk Rader Jr. of A/1/8 2DIV, a WWII combat inf. vet. He took part in Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan & Tinian & isn''t as lean or mean but is still a Marine. Today is his birthday & Dad, many more. -Marsha Rader
    8/15/2008 12:35:05 PM
  • a marines marine
    8/15/2008 12:35:41 PM
  • Here''s to General Mutter. Semper Fi! from a World War II Woman Marine.
    8/15/2008 12:39:37 PM
  • Outstanding example of what the Marine Corps stands for!!!!
    8/15/2008 12:45:30 PM
  • The best of the best!
    8/15/2008 12:45:58 PM
  • Also My Father Msgt James Shields who served from 1954 to 1977. He passed away Dec 2003. My Hero! Valerie Shields Former Sgt USMC 1980 to 1985. Semper Fi
    8/15/2008 12:46:52 PM
  • HEY WAS A MAJOR IN 1966 SERVED WITH HDQRTS 12 TH 3RD DIVISION I CORP
    8/15/2008 12:53:15 PM
  • My favorite Marine(s) are the Navajo Code Talkers, oohrah! But Chesty will do.
    8/15/2008 12:57:14 PM
  • My dad was a motorcycle courier in WWI for MajGen LeJeune when he commanded the 2nd Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Force (AEF)in France. It is no mere coincidence that General Lejeune''s message is read at every 10 November Marine Corps Birthday celebration wherever Marines are gathered together. I have been a Marine since February 1947 when I enlisted in the USMCR while a junior in high school. I received a competitive appointment two years later to the U.S. Naval Academy, was commissioned a 2dLt upon graduation in 1953 and retired as a colonel in 1977. Our son is currently serving in HMX-1 as a Presidential helo pilot. Semper Fidelis, Sgt Grit, you are performing a very valuable service to our Corps.
    8/15/2008 1:01:00 PM
  • Carlos always got the job done, not matter the odds against him! "Semper Fi" my brothyer, Rest in Peace. Bill Tumbrink Sgt. USMC
    8/15/2008 1:17:47 PM
  • Carlos always got the job done, not matter the odds against him! "Semper Fi" my brothyer, Rest in Peace. Bill Tumbrink Sgt. USMC
    8/15/2008 1:18:05 PM
  • Sgt. Rudolph Garza
    8/15/2008 1:42:48 PM
  • doing the Marines favorite job, killing the enemy !
    8/15/2008 1:55:06 PM
  • Any doubt!
    8/15/2008 1:58:48 PM
  • one shot,one kill
    8/15/2008 2:08:03 PM
  • Ourstanding WM!!!!!
    8/15/2008 2:13:44 PM
  • You sure made it a tough one. No choice for "all of the above", huh?
    8/15/2008 2:28:43 PM
  • This was definitely a tough choice for me. I love Pappy''s irrascible spirit, but I had to vote for Gunny Hathcock''s get-it-done-at-all costs grit. You would have to make it hard with so many outstanding Marines on the list (sigh-lol).
    8/15/2008 2:46:25 PM
  • Exemplifies courage under fire and esprit de corps. Plus the pic of him being carried out of the building wounded and still holding his pistol is motivating as hell.. Hoo-Rah!!
    8/15/2008 2:53:39 PM
  • WHERE DO YOU GET THE NAMES FROM??? HOW ABOUT PVT.R.M.CLAUSEN JR. OR PFC.O.P.AUSTIN OR CPL.J.L.DUNHAM OR PFC.R.McGINNIS OR PFC.R.B.ANDERSON OR THE YOUNGEST MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT EVER PFC.JACK H.LUCAS WHO WAS A FRIEND OF MINE.
    8/15/2008 2:56:40 PM
  • He is the standard that we all strive to live up to
    8/15/2008 3:11:33 PM
  • The Marine''s Marine! I''m rading "Marine!", and I''m simply amazed at how much I didn''t know about Chesty, and by the man''s incredible being. Ralph L. Thompson Sgt of Marines, ''63-''67
    8/15/2008 3:20:21 PM
  • Every Marine should aspire to be like Chesty.
    8/15/2008 3:40:24 PM
  • Basic Marine rifleman who excelled.
    8/15/2008 3:42:27 PM
  • A Marine''s Marine.
    8/15/2008 4:06:59 PM
  • I live near Raritan, home of Sgt. Basilone, and have played on the football field named in his honor, now turf covered at Bridgewater-Raritan High School...the legend of what he did lived with me when I joined and still after I think of what he did for this country..
    8/15/2008 4:26:56 PM
  • He did''nt have to go back in the thick of it-he was on a bond tour- but felt it was his duty to his country and his ''boys".
    8/15/2008 4:28:28 PM
  • wish I could vote for all but as an old 60 mike gunner I go w/Lou.Fred {Moose}Donovin-50-56.S/N 115xxxx.B-1-1,Korea,52-53
    8/15/2008 4:34:33 PM
  • What about MGen Merritt "Red Mike" Edson? We would have lost Guadalcanal if not for his stand on Bloody Ridge, and that''s what he was awarded the CMOH for.
    8/15/2008 4:45:15 PM
  • What about MGen Merritt "Red Mike" Edson? We would have lost Guadalcanal if not for his stand on Bloody Ridge, and that''s what he was awarded the CMOH for.
    8/15/2008 4:45:24 PM
  • General Vanderift was the man who made the decisions that kept Guadalcanal from being over run by the Japanese. It was a milestone in the war in the pacific.
    8/15/2008 4:55:55 PM
  • i had teh privilege of working directly under ltGen Victor KRULACK ;;THE BRUTE. AND in that i had worked some what for many many high ranking offices, he was with out a doubt the most brillent man in my 20 year career, he could absorbe the facts, the problems and come up with almost instant recommended solutions ''''RIGHT NOW'' there can be no doubt that had he and not the army general WESTMORELAND, been granted the over command of the west pac forces back early in the early 60s it would have been a differnet war, we would have succeded where we were destiganted to fail his expertise was with out equal, and had not president kennedy been assisnated and lame brane johnson made president , it would have been an honorable conflict and not a total disgrase, where ever he is and what ever he is doing, i nile e white, who worked directly under LtCol CARL johannsen, AT Hq FMFPAC AT OAHU HAWAII, 1962 thorugh 1966 and had the lone resonsibility for the west pac assignement and many many first hand experiences with the wash d c bunglers and even now have not PDSD BUT TOTAL DISREGARED FOR OUR UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN AND ITS WILLINGINESS TO FEED THE BEST OF OUR MEN TO THE MEAT GRINDER, I AM NILE E WHITE CWO 2 USMC RETIRED AND AM AT 1 304 842 6867, MAILING ADDRESS 14 DRIFTWOOD ROAD BRIDGEPORT WVA 26330 MY HOE HANDLE IS nilew@earthlink.net and would welcome any and all comments and such. to remember vic krulack did not become comnandant but his son BILL SURE DID AND SERVED WITH DISTICTION. FOR THE RECORED I AM NOW 76 AND IN THE LAST STAGES OF DVT AND ETC, DUE TO THE EFFECTS OF AGENT ORAGNE, NO COMPLAINTRS FOR I WAS PRIVILIGED TO GIVE THE BEST 20 OF MY LIFE TO MY COUNTRY MAY OUT COUNTRY AND OUR CORPS SURVIVE EVEN THIS MESS, NILE E WHIE ''''DE GUNNER;;
    8/15/2008 5:07:02 PM
  • A Marines Marine,he took care of the men in his beloved Corp and never gave up. He was a true american.
    8/15/2008 5:30:47 PM
  • Every one of these Marines are true Marine Corps examples of pride, dedication and honor. However, I voted for Gen Gray as he was CMC when I enlisted and his vision of the Corps continues to this day. Semper Fi!!
    8/15/2008 5:52:37 PM
  • For a young Marine to win the MOH, come home and want to go back to be with his fellow Marines and then pay the ultimate price is truly a Marines Marine. Even Chesty would have saluted John.
    8/15/2008 6:34:50 PM
  • All these gentlemen had cajonies as big as watermelons and made of solid brass, how do you pick just one. Their all my favorets
    8/15/2008 6:58:39 PM
  • Where is Col Ollie North?
    8/15/2008 7:01:22 PM
  • Two MOH''s and had a Marine Corps Emblem Tattoo that went from his throat to his belly button. He said "it hurt like hell and took many sittinggs but the finished product was well worth it. Only skinning will seperate me from it." He lost a part of it going over a wall in China latter.
    8/15/2008 7:04:25 PM
  • Duh!
    8/15/2008 7:30:26 PM
  • Marine''s Marine!
    8/15/2008 7:33:10 PM
  • you sons-a-bitches want to live forever????
    8/15/2008 7:59:34 PM
  • you sons-a-bitches want to live forever????
    8/15/2008 8:00:24 PM
  • you sons-a-bitches want to live forever????
    8/15/2008 8:00:40 PM
  • truly chesty and white feather are hard to chose between . cpl/72-76
    8/15/2008 8:29:42 PM
  • Served on Gen Al Gray''s staff - Great Marine - but Chesty is the ultimate Marine!
    8/15/2008 8:37:19 PM
  • Served on Gen Al Gray''s staff - Great Marine - but Chesty is the ultimate Marine!
    8/15/2008 8:39:02 PM
  • Mike Schrank is my favorite Marine
    8/15/2008 9:01:41 PM
  • Hard to choose just one...
    8/15/2008 10:22:53 PM
  • It''s a difficult choice based on all of the fine Marines listed. However, I am biased due to the fact that I served under General Gray while he was Commandant. Semper Fi!
    8/15/2008 10:55:44 PM
  • Gunny Hatchcock would definately be my second..
    8/15/2008 11:02:47 PM
  • Your list is impressive, the Corps is what is today because of these Marines and their actions and deeds. Although there are a few i''d vote for, my vote is for GySgt Basilone, a proud Italian-American, born and bred in Raritan, New Jersey. There is a parade every year in his honor, much deserved. I''d like to give a honorable mention to my Phys Ed teacher from Boonton High School, Col Joe Molitoris, USMCR. He and Gen Gray were at OCS together when they became Lts. Semper Fi Anthony Bonefede, CPL 1984-1988
    8/15/2008 11:12:15 PM
  • General O. P Smith should be on the list. He commanded the 1st Mar Div when he had to deal with General Mac Arthur. He also had a very strong hand in saving the Corps from its enemies such as Truman and Eisenhower, not to mention Omar Bradly
    8/15/2008 11:18:43 PM
  • Every Marine is a great Man or Women wherever they are. These are all great men listed here, who have contributed to the hallmark building of the corps and who we are as Marines. All of us who are warriors will continue the Marine Corps for another 500 years. I don''t think I could pick just one of these men, each one had his own role from Carlos'' sniping to the well just look at his chest "Chesty" Certainly Charles Daly, to the ACE of the sky Pappy. I pick all of you my Brothers and Sisters. SEMPER FI Caron-Maine
    8/15/2008 11:20:53 PM
  • What about Gen Salinas???
    8/15/2008 11:36:34 PM
  • Hard choice. They are all heroes!
    8/15/2008 11:38:40 PM
  • I have a cousin that should be mentioned as well, not a Marine but pretty damn close. Saved the lives of three Marines while under enemy machine gun fire "Wayne Maurice Caron" Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class H&S CO. 3RD BN 7TH MARINES 1ST MARDIV, USN. KIA 28 July 68 "CMH" in 77. Some of the younger Marines may know the clinic at LEJUENE is named after him and a Destroyer USS Caron DD 970. The President of the United States, in the name of The Congress takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to: HOSPITAL CORPSMAN THIRD CLASS WAYNE M. CARON UNITED STATES NAVY for service as set forth in the following CITATION: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 28 July 1968 while serving as a Platoon Corpsman with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division during combat operations against enemy forces in the Republic of Vietnam. While on a sweep through an open rice field in Quang Nam Province, Petty Officer Caron''s unit started receiving enemy small-arms fire. Upon seeing two Marine casualties fall, he immediately ran forward to render first aid, but found that they were dead. At this time, the platoon was taken under intense small-arms and automatic weapons fire, sustaining additional casualties. As he moved to the aid of his wounded comrades, Petty Officer Caron was hit in the arm by enemy fire. Although knocked to the ground, he regained his feet and continued to the injured Marines. He rendered medical assistance to the first Marine he reached, who was grievously wounded, and undoubtedly was instrumental in saving a man''s life. Petty Officer Caron then ran toward the second wounded Marine, but was again hit by enemy fire, this time in the leg. Nonetheless, he crawled the remaining distance and provided medical assistance for this severely wounded man. Petty Officer Caron continued to make his way to yet another injured comrade, when he was again struck by enemy small-arms fire. Courageously and with unbelievable determination, Petty Officer Caron continued his attempt to reach the third Marine until he was killed by an enemy rocket round. His inspiring valor, steadfast determination, and selfless dedication to duty in the face of extreme danger, sustain and enhance the finest traditions of the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in the service of his country. /S/RICHARD M. NIXON
    8/15/2008 11:43:08 PM
  • Semper Fi
    8/15/2008 11:49:23 PM
  • A no brainer here!! good night chesty, wherever you are!!! i think we heard that in boot camp a few times..etc.etc
    8/16/2008 12:14:11 AM
  • Received MOH and was sent home. He volunteered to go back to the front. Landed at Iwo and was KIA first day. Also awarded NC.
    8/16/2008 12:15:34 AM
  • Write in: Lew Walt
    8/16/2008 1:30:48 AM
  • Is ther any other
    8/16/2008 3:45:30 AM
  • chesty "of course" let''s add another to the list. james livingston that is !!! "dai do" read his (cmh) bio at home of heroes.com......"nuff " said... semp fi all!!!!
    8/16/2008 4:05:50 AM
  • The Greatest Sniper of all Time...We''ll miss you Gunny
    8/16/2008 6:49:08 AM
  • 1 TOUGH SOB....WHICH MAKES HIM THE OUTSTANDING MARINE THAT HE WAS!
    8/16/2008 7:30:08 AM
  • MGYSGT BILL (WILMOT) WOLF, buried Harlingen TX is my second choice. i seved with him in Viet Nam 1966-67.
    8/16/2008 7:37:34 AM
  • Every Marine who has ever served is a hero (in their own rite). However there was only one Chesty and there will never be another. Everyone of those listed are the epitome of what a Marine truly represents. I served with Gen Gray, and Gen Krulak, so I personally can attest to the greatness and love of the Corps and those who served in it.
    8/16/2008 8:00:11 AM
  • Not much more came said about GySgt Hathcock.
    8/16/2008 8:00:12 AM
  • VERY TUFF CHOICES, ACTUALLY THEY ARE ALL NUMBER ONE IN MY HEART, THEY GAVE IT THERE ALL,AND CONTRIBUTED IN AN UNSELFISH MANNOR IN THE WORST OF CONDITIONS. SEMPER FI AND A SNAPPY SALUTE TO THEM ALL,,,,,,,,, SGT BRIAN D MORGAN USMC 1980-1990 3RD MAW/4TH MAW
    8/16/2008 8:00:17 AM
  • BEST OF THE BEST
    8/16/2008 8:21:07 AM
  • Chesty is going to get it,of course. I thought I''d throw one in for Carlos. I knew the man, and he was one heck of a Marine. Richard W. Carroll Sgt. - 1371 65-71
    8/16/2008 8:31:29 AM
  • I wish Joe Foss was on your list!!!
    8/16/2008 8:44:08 AM
  • If he was on the list, Raymond G. Davis would be my choice. I walked out of the Chosin with him and, knew of his exploits in Vietnam where - instead of waiting to be attacked, he went after the enemy. He was a real gentleman!
    8/16/2008 8:55:20 AM
  • If he was on the list, Raymond G. Davis would be my choice. I walked out of the Chosin with him and, knew of his exploits in Vietnam where - instead of waiting to be attacked, he went after the enemy. He was a real gentleman!
    8/16/2008 8:55:46 AM
  • One of the greatest and most humble Marines I ever had the privelege to serve with.
    8/16/2008 8:58:05 AM
  • An EM''s MARINE!
    8/16/2008 8:59:07 AM
  • Was a toss up between gunny Hathcock and Gen. Puller. But they''re all heros.
    8/16/2008 9:39:54 AM
  • I was on the parade deck at Lejeune when Gen. Gray Became the 2nd Mar Div. commander. I was there again when he became the FMFLant commander. I''ll never forget When a few of us FMFLant NCO''s were in the tv. room of the barracks on Okinawa and heard that our pick made Commandant OOORAH. WE toasted with San Magil darks and Wild Turkey. Had Gen. Gray been there he would have toasted right along with us, that''s what kind of leader he is. I met the man twice while under his command as Lant Commander 2 years later I met him again as Commandant and he still remembered me. I''d serve under him anywhere anytime even through the very gates of hell. Semper Fi R.M. Sullivan Cpl. of Marines 84-88
    8/16/2008 10:09:52 AM
  • How can anybody vote for just one of these great people? They all get my vote!! Knight, R. C. L/Cpl ''66-''69.
    8/16/2008 11:05:49 AM
  • I read the book on him, outstanding, went out and bought a remington pss, 308 cal. finaly at 1000 yds i knocked over the bowling pin I was shooting at, geat insight
    8/16/2008 11:36:27 AM
  • He was a Marine''s Marine. He kept on fighting right ''till the end!
    8/16/2008 11:53:12 AM
  • Favorite, yes; a short list of all outstanding MARINES.
    8/16/2008 12:33:52 PM
  • the best long distance operator
    8/16/2008 12:48:34 PM
  • The best of the best is always first. Semper Fi
    8/16/2008 1:24:18 PM
  • LtGen Carol Mutter is STILL doing outstanding things for the Corps. She was the first woman to attain the 3-star status. She is an incredible example of how to be a Marine without ever having been in combat. Her leadership is incredible!! A great example for Marines of both genders.
    8/16/2008 1:24:51 PM
  • Such a hard choice. All of these men are the "best of the best". I could add several more.
    8/16/2008 1:25:36 PM
  • just stop in think , what he did with what he had for equipment and where he was with no backing from his country.He saved many of his Marine brothers .
    8/16/2008 1:28:53 PM
  • GOOD NIGHT CHESTY WHERE YOU ARE SEMPER-FI MY BROTHER
    8/16/2008 1:51:11 PM
  • GOOD NIGHT CHESTY WHERE YOU ARE SEMPER-FI MY BROTHER
    8/16/2008 1:51:35 PM
  • The horses eat before the officers.
    8/16/2008 1:53:16 PM
  • MY FAVORITE MARINE WOULD HAVE TO BE CAPT. BRIAN STAHN! CAPT. DID COMBAT DURING OPERATION MATADOR WITH HIS UNIT WAR PIG 2! CAPT. WAS ALSO UNTIL RECENTLY THE LGHT. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP IN THE WEC! CAPT. LIKE ALL MARINES WILL ACCOMPLISH THE MISSION, WHICH MEANS THAT BELT WILL RETURN TO HIM! TO ALL THE DEVIL DOGS THAT DEFEND THIS NATION WITH HONOR I SAY SEMPER FI!
    8/16/2008 2:54:35 PM
  • All great men but only one has come to symbolize everything great about the Corps. From Priv to three stars with no blemeshes on his record and fought in so many conflicts. All good choices but one stands out. G
    8/16/2008 2:58:04 PM
  • He is credited a the father of amphibious warfare Our Trademark...2nd choice = White feather
    8/16/2008 4:25:06 PM
  • Gen Krulak was Commanding General MCRD San Diego in June 1961, when I arrived for Boot Camp. Three months later, when Platoon 143 graduated, he was on the Reviewing Stand as we passed in review on our final weekly parade. Gen. Krulak was the epitome of a Marine. L/Cpl. P.C. Callahan USMC 1961-66
    8/16/2008 4:29:51 PM
  • How can you choose one outstanding Marine over another. As a group they embody the spirit, leadership and capabilities admired by all Marines.
    8/16/2008 4:52:29 PM
  • Every Marine that ever served honorably has my respect & I''m proud to call him my brother, but, having served in 1st Recon, RVN - ''68, I guess I have a closer kinship to one of the most outstanding Scout/Snipers ever produced (by God''s own hand!). God bless em all!!!
    8/16/2008 5:08:26 PM
  • Had the privilege of serving with him when he was 1stLt. and as CO in Vietnam as LtCol and watch his exemplary leadership elevate him to CMC.
    8/16/2008 5:35:42 PM
  • We are all proud to have earned the the name United States Marine. One cannot and should not be deemed better than all who have served. There are names of those who gave the full measure. who are not on the list. A number of the names that are on the list inspired me and many to enlist,but we are all Marine''s.
    8/16/2008 5:41:27 PM
  • General Gray was very good, but the BEST Marine I had the honor of serving with (3 times) was LtGEN George Chritmas, Company Commander at Hue City. Total insperation!
    8/16/2008 6:26:58 PM
  • 2nd wud be SSGT J.J. Jarabeck senior D.I. for Plt 360 Parris Island, S.C.
    8/16/2008 6:42:33 PM
  • I was a fly-boy too...
    8/16/2008 7:55:43 PM
  • hes alsome
    8/16/2008 7:56:20 PM
  • The Men KIA should be honored, not us pussies who escaped death.
    8/16/2008 8:04:32 PM
  • chesty was the greatest marine that ever lived
    8/16/2008 8:19:06 PM
  • My favorite Marine:My role model,my brother. L/Cpl Feliciano Rocha. Bravo Co. 3rd Recon Bn. 3rd Marine Div. KIA 7/27/69. RVN
    8/16/2008 8:25:00 PM
  • One hell of a sniper................
    8/16/2008 8:42:32 PM
  • Cpl Eddie Cunningham should be on this list as well.
    8/16/2008 8:43:13 PM
  • Cpl Eddie Cunningham should be on this list as well.
    8/16/2008 8:43:49 PM
  • I worked for General Gray when he was CG of 2nd MarDiv. Tremendous leader, troops loved him.
    8/16/2008 9:09:37 PM
  • Read his ''WAR IS A RACKET'' written in the 30''s.Unpopular but sadly true.
    8/16/2008 9:37:04 PM
  • Read his ''WAR IS A RACKET'' written in the 30''s.Unpopular but sadly true.
    8/16/2008 9:37:06 PM
  • Read his ''WAR IS A RACKET'' written in the 30''s.Unpopular but sadly true.Smedley Butler,cut no husses...
    8/16/2008 9:40:57 PM
  • General Butler did as much for the Corps as he did for the people of this country to expose war for profit. A true Marine who always spoke the truth and the truth counts more than anything when it comes to being a Marine or man.
    8/16/2008 10:01:49 PM
  • General Butler did as much for the Corps as he did for the people of this country to expose war for profit. A true Marine who always spoke the truth and the truth counts more than anything when it comes to being a Marine or man.
    8/16/2008 10:02:51 PM
  • No matter how tall or short you were when you were in the presence of Gen. Krulak you were a Marine and he made sure you knew it.
    8/16/2008 11:45:03 PM
  • its between LtGen Puller and GySgt Hathcock
    8/17/2008 12:40:47 AM
  • its between LtGen Puller and GySgt Hathcock
    8/17/2008 12:42:41 AM
  • He defines the meaning of "Semper Fi" Ted Amato
    8/17/2008 4:43:25 AM
  • Chesty sets the example of what a true Marine is...faithful to family, country and God. Is there a better choice? Not for me there isn''t!
    8/17/2008 4:58:45 AM
  • Chesty was a Marine''s Marine
    8/17/2008 5:08:16 AM
  • I served under General Krulak at MCRD, San Diego. He was a great leader. Lonnie Campbell
    8/17/2008 5:23:35 AM
  • Just so darn hard to choose I had to have a drink or two.
    8/17/2008 6:59:38 AM
  • He was a Marine
    8/17/2008 8:37:26 AM
  • met col boyington @ a blacksheep reunion in 1977. Shutdown the bar with him. A big time was had by all.
    8/17/2008 9:09:59 AM
  • One fine Marine, RIP Brother.
    8/17/2008 9:21:39 AM
  • The Corps has produced many great Snipers, but GySgt Hathcock is unrivaled to this day. R.N. 0311, USMC 1981-1984
    8/17/2008 9:38:03 AM
  • The pure essence of a Marine - Seek & Destroy
    8/17/2008 10:25:18 AM
  • On super person
    8/17/2008 10:56:02 AM
  • He was a great example of what a leader should be. He led by example. He took care of every single Marine that was put in his charge. Those of us that followed many many years latter were and still are inspired by him.
    8/17/2008 11:20:24 AM
  • What else can you say, he''s a Gunny!
    8/17/2008 12:10:16 PM
  • Legends all, however I only had the pleasure of meeting Gunny Hathcock and General Gray. Being a shooter myself my preference falls to the Gunny.
    8/17/2008 12:18:02 PM
  • Just like (chesty) And my old commanding officer of the 3rd Mar.Div. went fishing with him on Okinawa ! OORAH !
    8/17/2008 12:19:46 PM
  • Lieutenant General Charles H. Pitman should be a selection.
    8/17/2008 12:22:42 PM
  • not a Marine on the list that isn''t worthy of admiration, but i gotta go with general smith. my dad was a ww2 Marine, and i have great memories of watching the old tv show "uncommon valor" with him. it was hosted by "howling mad" and he was my dad''s favorite general
    8/17/2008 12:56:55 PM
  • Stood by his men through thick and thin.
    8/17/2008 1:22:42 PM
  • GySgt. Hathcock deserves The Medal of Honor for pulling those Marines out of a burning APC.
    8/17/2008 3:08:09 PM
  • my real favorite is Cpl John Mackie first marine medal of honor
    8/17/2008 5:40:38 PM
  • I would follow that man anywhere
    8/17/2008 6:05:04 PM
  • Gen. Puller wil undoubtedly win this, but I''ve got to cast my vote for the winger in the group.
    8/17/2008 7:41:38 PM
  • All of these Marines are the best of the best but due to Gunny Hathcock going deep behind enemy lines, that is what seperates him from the others. Hats off to you Gunny!
    8/17/2008 8:02:35 PM
  • I would feel honored to vote for them all. They were all MARINES!
    8/17/2008 9:43:44 PM
  • I would feel honored to vote for them all. They were all MARINES!
    8/17/2008 9:44:33 PM
  • Gunny Hatchcock killed bodies. Thats what we''re trained to do. Semper Fi killers! Sgt Witczak
    8/17/2008 10:30:15 PM
  • His men came first
    8/17/2008 10:50:23 PM
  • Should of been awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the Marines at Chosin
    8/18/2008 12:12:04 AM
  • Actually my favorite Marine was my son LCPL Nick Morrison KIA 8-13-2004 in Iraq
    8/18/2008 8:31:28 AM
  • I served under Krulak in ''56 with 3/3/3MarDiv. He has my vote as a no-nonsense Marine Leader!!!
    8/18/2008 11:19:02 AM
  • I hade the distinct priviledge to serve with General "Al" Gray for many years of my service to the Corps. First served with him when he was a Colonel all the way to the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Always got a chest shove and a hearty OhhRahh when ever we met. Loved his stogies and his no nonsense leadership that brought out the finest of the Warrior breed. Semper Fi, Mark S. "Maddog" Madson Master Sergeant United States Marine Corps Not Dead Yet
    8/18/2008 11:54:24 AM
  • He''s my hero!
    8/18/2008 12:44:21 PM
  • i read about this marine when i was a kid and i looked up to him as a marine when i was active to me was a marines marine
    8/18/2008 1:15:42 PM
  • NO. 1 HARDCORE JERSEY MARINE!!!!
    8/18/2008 1:19:38 PM
  • ONE OF THE GREAT MARINES
    8/18/2008 1:42:43 PM
  • No Brainer
    8/18/2008 1:59:42 PM
  • This is a very hard list to choose from.There isn''t one of these Marines that didn''t contribute something unique and great to our legacy.
    8/18/2008 2:14:47 PM
  • one shot, one kill
    8/18/2008 3:11:13 PM
  • GYSGT HATHCOCK KNEW HIS JOB AND DID IT VERY WELL. LONG BEFORE THE GPS SYSTEM THE GYSGT LEARNED TO ORIENTATE HIMSELF AND USE THE NATURAL TERRAIN AFFORDED TO ACCOMPLISH HIS MISSIONS.
    8/18/2008 3:41:48 PM
  • GYSGT HATHCOCK KNEW HIS JOB AND DID IT VERY WELL. LONG BEFORE THE GPS SYSTEM THE GYSGT LEARNED TO ORIENTATE HIMSELF AND USE THE NATURAL TERRAIN AFFORDED TO ACCOMPLISH HIS MISSIONS.
    8/18/2008 3:42:28 PM
  • The Marine''s Marine, now and forever.
    8/18/2008 3:58:03 PM
  • MGySgt Leland(Lou)Diamond, should also be included.I met mgysgt Diamond when I was in boot camp(P.I.) and he was the range officer at the range.March 1944. he was one of a kind, A buddy to every one he met.never pulled rank,just one of the boys. at the time i was boot Gino Riccardi,usmcr.
    8/18/2008 4:44:20 PM
  • Where is Red Mike Edsen?
    8/18/2008 8:19:47 PM
  • drove for chesty during two general conferences at HQMC Sat up front with me after refusing a seat in the rear with the col. talked to me like he knew me all his life. he was a 3 star and I was an e-4
    8/18/2008 9:06:07 PM
  • So many you could call your favorite, but I have to go with Chesty
    8/18/2008 9:17:55 PM
  • Airwinger thru and thru, he bucked the system when it could be and stood up for it when need be. He was a hard charging Marine who thought more about his squadron then himself. He boosted the morale of pilots and maintenance crews alike. Hard charging, always faithful, that is Pappy Boyington. Karl Reidelbach Vet USMC ''73-79
    8/18/2008 9:40:02 PM
  • He is the essence of the Marine Corps do what you want to bring him down and he will find a way to overcome and shove it down your throat. Semper FI Marines
    8/18/2008 10:36:56 PM
  • I met General Gray in person when I was in boot camp in 1990 (Platoon 2047, MCRD). It was time for pugil sticks and he was out walkign around watching us. He was in a workout jogging suit of some sort. He smiled and addressed us briefly but with a real feeling of sincerity. He made you feel like you wanted to do whatever it took to make him pleased with his recruits.
    8/19/2008 1:10:17 AM
  • HM1 stationed at FMFPac Hq Camp H. M. Smith - That was after Japan and Okinawa - one of your Death Cheaters and proud of it. Chesty Puller came in a high second for me in this poll. Semper Fi!
    8/19/2008 3:19:05 AM
  • I am voting for General Alexander A. Vandergrift because my grandfather served so honorably under his command. He was with the C Company, 1st Marine Division, 1st Raider Batallion in WW II, Guadalcanal. The comments my late grandfather, (Sgt Clarence Robitaille), stated about him was that he was a tough and honorable man. He kept the men motivated to complete their missions even in the worst of situations. Semper Fi! God bless all of our Marines!
    8/19/2008 9:15:21 AM
  • wish you had Richard T Spooner on your list. I will go for Chesty he was my idol too.
    8/19/2008 9:19:40 AM
  • Why was Chesty never awarded the Medal of honor? Answer: He refused to kiss anyones a**.
    8/19/2008 10:42:27 AM
  • As a daughter and a mother of Marines, I must say this is a pretty hard test!GySgt Basilone only wins by default, since my dad and sons are not on your necessarily incomplete list! But of those listed I would have to say that Holland Smith and ''Pappy'' Boyington come in second, colsely follwed by GySgt Hathcock for the Bronze.
    8/19/2008 11:12:45 AM
  • Hard choices, but Chesty was the GREATEST Marine ever. Doc Leeds
    8/19/2008 11:48:13 AM
  • Hey guys I can''t believe know one put up Senator Johm (Their Guilty) Murtha. Oh yea that''s right you wanted us to vote on Marines we are proud of. Right
    8/19/2008 12:13:17 PM
  • none of the above...my husband is my favorite Marine and he always will be!
    8/19/2008 12:25:58 PM
  • Pappy was a genuine American Mutt! He was also a true gentleman and by his will a Marine. I saw him first hand deal with other Marines and awe struck children who met him. He made time to talk respectfully to my four kids-the oldest was 8. Two are Marines and the other two married Marines. Pappy was what is great about eh Corps!
    8/19/2008 12:48:00 PM
  • He was the BEST sniper the Marine Corps ever put out!
    8/19/2008 2:00:40 PM
  • I seved with the Gen in the 3d MarDiv Okinawa 1974-75. MGen Kenneth J. Houghton (the greatest Marine of my time (1958-78) was CG. Note: A.M.Gray''s signature in in the SRB page of Lee Harvey Oswalt that is shown when discussing his assasination of JFK.
    8/19/2008 2:33:31 PM
  • Great Marines, all of them. LtGen Mutter, not a hero, but her accomplishments are great. A Marine, a lady, definitely one to emulate!
    8/19/2008 7:19:14 PM
  • Oliver North
    8/19/2008 8:00:16 PM
  • I would like to include SgtMaj Leland Crawford. Please add him to your list. David Ptashne dptashne@totalbalancefitness.com
    8/19/2008 8:05:16 PM
  • He is what a marine leader should be
    8/19/2008 8:42:58 PM
  • Best of the Best
    8/19/2008 9:05:51 PM
  • Having been a Marine, I find it very difficult to select only one as a favorite. But if I was to vote, you would need to add one name to your list; that name is Col William (Bill the Blade) BARBER. He was my Btn CO in 3rd Recon 3 Mar Div 1963.
    8/19/2008 11:09:59 PM
  • Gysgt Ernest (Gunnz) Jefferson Should be on this list!
    8/20/2008 2:33:45 AM
  • www.strokersparthianshot.blogspot.com
    8/20/2008 4:11:57 AM
  • Silent, Unseen, Deadly. Marines are all about doing the job, and instilling fear in the hearts and eyes of our enemies. With the most confirmed kills, he did his job. Knowing he could pick you off at over a 1000 yards, and not know he was even there, that has got to put some fear in you, if you are on the wrong side.
    8/20/2008 9:12:45 AM
  • hard to pick just 1 from this exalted group...but if I do, I gotta go with Chesty...best of the best
    8/20/2008 11:20:41 AM
  • I am reading Chesty''s bio now, great man and Marine! Semper Fi Chesty
    8/20/2008 11:21:20 AM
  • Just a good ole boy.
    8/20/2008 12:50:06 PM
  • ONLY GEN I KNOW AND HE IS THE BEST
    8/20/2008 1:22:05 PM
  • ONLY GEN I KNOW AND HE IS THE BEST
    8/20/2008 1:22:21 PM
  • ONLY GEN I KNOW AND HE IS THE BEST
    8/20/2008 1:23:32 PM
  • ONLY GEN I KNOW AND HE IS THE BEST
    8/20/2008 1:23:40 PM
  • having meet joss foss my vote is for brig. gen.joe foss--and even though he started his military career with the army my second favorite would be gysgt john basoline
    8/20/2008 1:26:57 PM
  • Did his Job and did it right. Never complained or bragged about it. Never ran from the enemy and never quit. Without a doubt one of the greatest shooters ever to hold a rifle. We miss you Gunny Gunery
    8/20/2008 2:54:22 PM
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