男人，神話，傳說：晚安，切斯蒂·普勒

Military.com?|?肖恩·麥克萊恩·布朗報道

一位海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊軍官的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊軍官的兒子遇到了切斯蒂·普勒，他對海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊流行的口號提出了他的看法：“晚安，切斯蒂，無論你在哪里。

當(dāng)我的帕里斯島海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊演習(xí)教官發(fā)現(xiàn)我和海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊傳奇人物“切斯蒂”普勒共享同一個生日時，他讓我每天晚上在燈光熄滅時對我的排說“晚安，切斯蒂，無論你在哪里”。

7 年 10 月 1944 日，新不列顛格洛斯特角第 <> 海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊的高級參謀。Chesty Puller是左起第二個。

口號“晚安切斯蒂，無論你在哪里”是經(jīng)常使用的致敬，以表達對已故傳奇中將劉易斯·B·“切斯蒂”·普勒的崇高敬意，他是唯一一位獲得5枚海軍十字勛章的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊員（為什么他從未獲得榮譽勛章是另一個有爭議的話題）。

與海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊歷史上裝飾最多的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊員分享生日是不小的負擔(dān)，特別是因為我是第二代海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊員，出生在南卡羅來納州帕里斯島附近的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊空軍基地。

我父親是F-2中隊VMFA-4的一名年輕的第二中尉飛行員，當(dāng)時他有幸在海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊的一次活動中見到了普勒。他說他是一個超凡脫俗的人物，當(dāng)他大搖大擺地走進房間時，即使在晚年也是如此。

海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊F-4飛行員，拉里·布朗上尉在越南戰(zhàn)爭期間與VMFA-312。

通過令人難以置信的毅力和堅韌，普勒成為一個活著的傳奇。他與他的士兵并肩站在一起，駝背自己的背包和食物，受傷時拒絕治療，直到他的士兵得到治療。對他的部下來說，他似乎是他們中的一員，但他也被視為一個久經(jīng)沙場的希臘神。他高喊著戰(zhàn)斗命令，在戰(zhàn)場上徘徊，仿佛不受敵人的炮火影響，并激勵他的部下表現(xiàn)出勇氣和成就，讓他的上級和其他軍事人員感到驚訝。

他以將士兵的需求放在首位而聞名，并且經(jīng)常因海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊軍官在戰(zhàn)場上最后吃飯的傳統(tǒng)而受到贊譽。他表現(xiàn)出對咕嚕聲的持久熱愛，尤其是那些承擔(dān)了大部分犧牲和死亡的初級士兵。

雖然沒有人能同意“晚安切斯蒂，無論你在哪里”的起源或方式，但它至今仍在海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊中使用。服裝公司奧斯卡·邁克（Oscar Mike）由癱瘓的海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊退伍軍人諾亞·柯里爾（Noah Currier）創(chuàng)立，甚至有一件專門獻給普勒的T恤，背面印有“晚安胸”圖案。

因此，在他生日的這個時刻，這位海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊老兵向你致敬，并再次喊道：“晚安，切斯蒂，無論你在哪里。

The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Good Night, Chesty Puller | Military.com

The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Good Night, Chesty Puller

Military.com?|?By?Sean Mclain Brown

The Marine son of a Marine Corps officer who met Chesty Puller offers his thoughts on the popular Marine Corps slogan: “Good night Chesty, wherever you are.”

When my Parris Island Marine Corps Drill Instructor found out I shared the same birthday as Marine Corps legend “Chesty” Puller, he made me say “Good night, Chesty, wherever you are”?every night to my platoon when the lights went off.

The senior staff of the 7th Marines on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, Jan 10 1944. Chesty Puller is the second from the left.

The slogan “Good night Chesty, wherever you are” is an often-used tribute of supreme respect to the late and legendary Lieutenant Gen. Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller, the only Marine to receive 5 Navy Crosses (why he never earned the Medal of Honor is another contentious topic).

Sharing the birthday with the most decorated Marine in the history of the Marine Corps is no small burden, especially since I am a second-generation Marine and was born on the Marine Corps airbase adjacent to Parris Island in South Carolina.

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My father was a young 2nd Lieutenant pilot with F-4 squadron VMFA-312 when he had the privilege of meeting Puller at a Marine Corps event. He said he was a larger-than-life figure and commanded the room when he swaggered in, even in his later years.

Marine Corps F-4 Aviator, Captain Larry Brown with VMFA-312 during the Vietnam War.

Through incredible fortitude and tenacity, Puller became a living legend. He stood shoulder-to-shoulder with his men, humped his own pack and provisions, and when wounded, refused treatment until his enlisted men were treated. To his men, he seemed like one of them, yet he was also regarded as a battle-hardened Greek god. He shouted battle orders and stalked battlefields as though impervious to enemy fire, and inspired his men to perform acts of valor and accomplishments that astonished his superiors and other military brass.

He famously put the needs of his men first and is often credited for the Marine Corps tradition of officers eating last when in the field. He displayed an abiding love for grunts, especially the junior enlisted men who did the majority of the sacrificing and dying.

Though no one can agree where or how “Good night Chesty, wherever you are” originated, it is still used to this day among Marines. The apparel company Oscar Mike, founded by paralyzed Marine Corps veteran Noah Currier, even has a T-shirt dedicated to Puller with the 'Goodnight Chesty' graphic emblazoned on the back.

And so on this occasion of his?birthday, this Marine veteran salutes you Chesty, and once again shouts, "Goodnight, Chesty, wherever you are."

-- Sean Mclain Brown can be reached at sean.brown@military.com. Follow him on Twitter at @seanmclainbrown.