Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr.

Marine, Chesty Puller

Puller had a son whom he named Lewis Burwell Puller Jr. who was also a Marine lieutenant just like his father. he served in the Vietnam War and during the time he served in the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, Puller Jr. lived through a mine explosion that wounded him severely. This was while he had a battle with the Viet Cong insurgents. Chesty could not hold back his tears seeing his son get terribly wounded at the hospital. Lewis Jr. was a literary man too. He took home the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for his autobiography Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet. The family had a bloodline strong with warriors and brave men if you look at their family tree.