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From: scw@cepu.UUCP (Stephen C. Woods)
Newsgroups: net.misc
Subject: Re: Yet Another Net Slogan, sayings
Message-ID: <343@cepu.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 19:14:26 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 24 19:14:26 1984
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Reply-To: scw@cepu.UUCP (Stephen C. Woods)
Organization: VA Wadsworth Med. Center; LA CA
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In article <391@hogpd.UUCP> jrrt@hogpd.UUCP (R.MITCHELL) writes:
>I can't speak about French Field Marshalls, but in World War 2, Gen.
>Lewis B. Fuller (USMC) became famous when he told his troops:
>

Actually Gen'l Puller ('Chesty') became famous during WWII for winning
2 Navy Crosses (one on Guadacanal, and one on Okinawa (I think)). He
already had 1 from the 1934-1937 Nigeragua Campaign.

>
>The enemy is in front of us, behind us, to the left of us, and to
>the right of us.  Men, they can't escape us this time!"
>
> -- and of course, he won.

This was actually said "at the frozen Chosin, in the Freezin' season".  That
is durring the winter of 1950(1?) durring the retreat from the Chosin Reservior
(in North Korea) after the Army bugged out.  Puller turned the 1st Marine
Division around (south) and fought through 7 Chi-Com Divisions (Actually about
1.5(total) US infantry Divisions in real strength) bringing ALL of their Dead,
wounded and equipment (the marines have to be real careful about equipment, as
we never know how long it'll be before the Army decides that somthing is
obsolete and therefore just right for us). He got his 4th Navy Cross for this
feat.
What he is really supposed to have said is:"So we're surrounded Huh?, Well now
we got the bastards right where we want 'em,  No matter which way we shoot, we
can't miss!".
-- 
Stephen C. Woods (VA Wadsworth Med Ctr./UCLA Dept. of Neurology)
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