Biography: Chesty Puller - The Marine's Marine

This video profiles the life of the most decorated Marine in history. Lieutenant General Chesty Puller was an enlisted man, who rose through the ranks in his service to America from 1917 into the 1960s. He and his famous nickname became household words during World War II, when tales of his bravery at Guadalcanal and other places gave courage to soldiers and their families. Chesty Puller had attitude; fearless even in dire circumstances, he once said, "We're surrounded -- that simplifies our problem." Archival film footage and photographs, and the personal remembrances of soldiers, friends, and family, bring to life the inspiring story of this Marine's Marine.