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==Namesakes and honors== In addition to his military awards Puller has received numerous honors due to his Marine Corps service: * On October 26, 2017, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Puller Veterans Care Center located in [[Fauquier County, Virginia|Vint Hill, Fauquier County, Virginia]]. The facility was named in honor of Puller and his wife.<ref>{{cite web |title=Governor McAuliffe Breaks Ground on New Puller Veterans Care Center |url=https://www.dvs.virginia.gov/news-room/governor-mcauliffe-breaks-ground-new-puller-veterans-care-center/ |publisher=Virginia Department of Veterans Services |access-date=August 3, 2018 |date=October 26, 2017}}</ref> * The [[Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate|frigate]] {{USS|Lewis B. Puller|FFG-23|3}} was named after him. * The headquarters building for 2nd [[Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team]] on [[Yorktown Naval Weapons Station]] in [[Yorktown, Virginia]], is named Puller Hall in his honor. * Route 33 in [[Middlesex County, Virginia]], is named General Puller Highway. It is the county in which Puller is buried. * On November 10, 2005, the [[United States Postal Service]] issued its ''Distinguished Marines'' stamps in which Puller was honored.<ref name=USPSpressrelease>{{Cite news |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/four-distinguished-marines-saluted-on-us-postage-stamps-55532187.html |title= Four Distinguished Marines Saluted on U.S. Postage Stamps |date=November 10, 2005 |publisher=United States Postal Service |via=Press Release | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122230323/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/four-distinguished-marines-saluted-on-us-postage-stamps-55532187.html | archive-date=January 22, 2015 |access-date=January 22, 2015}}</ref> * The [[Military mascot|Marine Corps' mascot]] is perpetually named "Chesty Pullerton." (e.g. Chesty XIII). He is always a purebred English [[Bulldog]]. * In 2012, [[Military Sealift Command]] announced that a [[Mobile Landing Platform]] will be named after Puller, {{USNS|Lewis B. Puller|T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press01.htm |title=Navy Names First Three Mobile Landing Platform Ships |author= Marconi, James |date=January 5, 2012 |work=Military Sealift Command Public Affairs |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=February 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221094138/http://www.msc.navy.mil/N00p/pressrel/press12/press01.htm |archive-date=February 21, 2013 }}</ref>
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