by Larry Chowning –
Members of area U.S. Marine Corps detachments and others gathered Tuesday — the day before Veterans Day — for a flag raising to honor Lt. General Lewis “Chesty” Burwell Puller and the 245th anniversary of the Marine Corps at the Middlesex County Museum in Saluda.
Marines in the area have funded a new flagpole and marker in honor of Gen. Puller as part of a future “Chesty Puller Memorial Park” on the grounds of the museum.
Several years ago, museum officials created a Puller Memorial Park across the street, U.S. Route 17 Business, from the museum with permission from property owners. However, the museum board decided later to move the park onto museum grounds and develop the park in stages as funding became available.
The new flagpole and marker honoring Puller is the first stage in the park’s development…
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