1. Chesty Puller
Marine! The Life Of Chesty Puller by Burke Davis is a non-fiction story about a marine who was too tough for the Marine Corp., and who is the only Marine in history to win five Navy Crosses. ... On June 27, the day after his birthday, Lewis took the train to Richmond and enlisted in the Marine Corps, bound for boot camp at Paris Island, South Carolina. ... After Puller got out of boot camp, he requested service in Haiti and was sent there. ... All that happened was that we found more Chinese behind us than in front of us, so we about-faced and attacked."" ...
- Word Count: 1582
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: High School