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Puller, Jr., Lewis Burwell
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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. |
| Address |
Mount Vernon, Virginia , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
August 18, 1945
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| Died | May 11, 1994
(48 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | RBH
May 22, 2018 05:06pm |
| Tags |
Married - Alcoholic - Disabled - Marine Corps -
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| Info | Lewis Burwell Puller, Jr. (1945-1994) — of Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va. Born in Jacksonville, Onslow County, N.C., August 18, 1945. Son of Lewis Burwell Puller (1898-1971) and Virginia Montague (Evans) Puller (1908-2006); married to Linda Todd Puller. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; lost both legs in the explosion of an improvised land mine in South Vietnam, 1968; candidate for U.S. Representative from Virginia 1st District, 1978; received a Pulitzer Prize in 1992 for his autobiography, Fortunate Son: The Healing of a Vietnam Vet. Killed by a self-inflicted gunshot, in Mt. Vernon, Fairfax County, Va., May 11, 1994 (age 48 years, 266 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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