Chesty Puller

Northbound: From US Highway 101, take the Humboldt Road south of Crescent City. Turn right onto Humboldt Road and proceed 5 km north to Howland Hill Road. Turn right onto Howland Hill Road and drive for 8 km (6.1 km) to the parking lot at 41.77243, -124.09940

South: From US Highway 101, take the Elk Valley Road south of Crescent City. Turn left onto Elk Valley Road and proceed to Howland Hill Road for 1.8 km. Turn right onto Howland Hill Road and then 7 km (7.1 km) to the parking area of ​​41.77243, -124.09940

There are two switches on the right / east side of the road. The sign of the road closest to the other side of the road parked in the first turn

Hiking: Start with a trail sign, walk north to the milk leak trail for 0.6 mile (1.0 km) and proceed to the creek level road. Turn left on this unique inclined tree, walk 150 feet (46 m) to the west and head to Chesty Puller

Minimize impacts: Although mahogany may seem not to be destroyed due to its huge size and long life, they are fragile, organisms are amazing and respected. Whenever you visit these trees, they step on them slowly so as not to climb the trunk. Keep as much as possible on the road established to avoid damage to ferns, shrubs and other ground coated plants. Taking pictures is not a souvenir. Finally please respect forests and other hikers, please do not leave traces of your visit

When the US Marine Corps adopted the training and the OCS rhythm, the Marine Corps cried out that "This is good for Chesty Puller / enough for me" - Chesty symbol team spirit marines. In addition, the recruits sang: "Chesty Puller is an excellent Marine Corps, he is an excellent Marine Corps." Lalle claimed good equipment and discipline; once he met the Lieutenant He tributes I ordered a soldier to pay him a tribute 100 times as he did not pay. Puller told the lieutenant, "It is absolutely right for you to pay 100 respects to him, but the official knows that he must reply to all the gifts he receives.

Through his decades of service and fearless leadership, Lewis "Chesty" Puller settled the position as a marine idol. In addition to his numerous awards, Puller also includes many more, including frigateship Lewis B · Pulluller (FFG - 23), anti - terrorism security team headquarters building, and the 2nd Fleet Navy Fleet Highway 33 in Yorktown, York I was honored. Virginia Middlesex County was named after him. In November 2005, the US Postal Authority issued an Outstanding Marine Corps stamp, which Puller won honor with Daniel J. Daily, John Basileone, and John A Resume. In 2012, the military maritime headquarters announced that the mobile landing platform was named after Puller and is named USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-MLP-3 / T-AFSB-1). The former Navy Camp Pearl Harbor, which was a resident of the Hawaiian military officer including historic buildings, celebrated Pulah that lived there from 1948 to 1950 and was lovingly celebrating as "Chesty Puller House" It is done.

Lewis "Chesty" Puller was born on Matthew and Martha Puller at West Point, Virginia on June 26, 1898. When La Pula was growing, he was telling civil war veterans the stories of their war days Thomas "Stone Wall" Jackson is Lewis' young idol. In 1916, he tried to participate in a border war between the US military and Mexico, but he was too young to join the army, and his mother agreed to allow him to join the army did not do it. In 1917, Puller came to enroll at the Virginia military academy, but in 1918 he left school to join the Marine Corps, but his goal of seeing actions during the First World War It could not be achieved.