Lewis Puller Jr Fortunate Son

To those who fought in vietnam.
Lewis puller jr fortunate son. The autobiography of lewis b. Puller told the story of his ordeal and its aftermath in his 1991 autobiography fortunate son. Thank god i live in the greatest country in the world protected by the blood of these patriots since 1776. His father was the late general chesty puller the most decorated marine in history.
He didn t have to urge his son to follow him into the marines. Vietnam veteran lewis puller jr. He followed in his father s footsteps and became a marine officer. Lewis burwell puller jr.
The solemn and sobering events of lewis puller jr reminds me to appreciate those who live a life of service and are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice without thought without conditions. Puller is survived by a son lewis 3d of arizona. 4 00 56 final thoughts and take aways. Jockostore stuff super krill oil and joint warfare and discipline pre mission the.
9781439500095 by puller lewis b. The healing of a vietnam vet. And a great selection of similar new used and collectible books available now at great prices. Was the son of the legendary lewis chesty puller one of the more decorated marines in the history of the corps.
The final story is lewis puller s battle against alcoholism. Fortunate son was published in 1991 and won the pulitzer prize for biography in 1992. The autobiography of lewis puller jr in which he describes his terrible experiences in vietnam and afterward. The fourth tale is his humiliating 1978 defeat in a congressional race against republican paul trible.
The account ended with puller triumphing over his physical disabilities and becoming emotionally at peace with himself. Lewis burwell puller jr picked up a gun one afternoon last may and killed himself. Puller jr published by grove press. A daughter margaret of alaska two sisters martha downs of alexandria va.
He was 48 a winner of the pulitzer prize for his 1991 autobiography fortunate son. The autobiography of lewis b. 0 01 22 fortunate son by lewis puller jr. Reflects on his pulitzer prize winning memoir fortunate son.
At his death he was on a leave of absence and working as a writer in residence at george mason university in fairfax va. But in the alcohol war this book just marked the eye of the storm.