SMEDLEY BUTLER

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GENERAL SMEDLEY D. BUTLER AND “JIGGS” USMC 1926

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SMEDLEY BUTLER DECORATED, FRANCE, 1919

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BRIGADIER GENERAL SMEDLEY BUTLER, 1927.

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NH 64355 BRIGADIER GENERAL SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, USMC

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SMEDLEY D. BUTLER, CIRCA 1898

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Smedley D. Butler Memorial, City Hall, Philadelphia PA

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Smedley Butler Gravestone, Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA by Dwkaminski 13 June 2021

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Smedley Butler, Honolulu, 1927 Official USMC Photo

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Captain Smedley Butler, China, 1901 Official USMC Photo

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Smedley Butler at one of his many speaking engagements in the 1930s

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Smedley Butler at his 1931 retirement ceremony. Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.

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Marine Officers, Vera Cruz Mexico 1914, Front row left to right: Wendell C. Neville, John A. Lejeune, Littleton W.T. Waller, Smedley Butler, Commanding.

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Marine Officers, Vera Cruz Mexico 1914. Photo of four legendary Marines & Medal of Honor winners: Sergeant Major John Henry Quick, Major General Wendell Cushing Naville, Lieutenant General John Archer Lejue, Major General Smedley Darlington Butler. From Smedley D. Butler Collection (COLL/3124) Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections

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Wilderness Maneuvers, 1921 From Smedley D. Butler Collection (COLL/3124) Marine Corps History Division. Official USMC Photo.

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Marines Traveling During Maneuvers, 1921. From Smedley D. Butler Collection (COLL/3124) Marine Corps History Division. Official USMC Photo.

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Marines Give Aid, 1921 From Smedley D. Butler Collection (COLL/3124) Marine Corps History Division. Official USMC Photo.

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Mussolini in Uniform, 1925.

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US military quarters during Boxer Rebellion. Lieut. Stamford, 1900 US Army Photo

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Rice Paddies. Noveleta, Philippine Islands, 15 January 1913. Pl. 1-15-13 No28 Official USMC Photo

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War is a racket…. Original art  by Om777om 8 March 2019

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Smedley Butler with Bulldogs, 1930

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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY AND FURTHER READING SUGGESTIONS 

“BUTLER, SMEDLEY D.” NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND. ACCESSED 17 JANUARY 2022. https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/us-people/b/butler-smedley-d.html

“MAJOR GENERAL SMEDLEY BUTLER”. AMERICANS WHO TELL THE TRUTH. ACCESSED 6 JANUARY, 2022. https://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/major-general-smedley-butler

“MAJOR GENERAL SMEDLEY D. BUTLER”. USMCU. ACCESSED 6 JANUARY 2022. https://www.usmcu.edu/Research/Marine-Corps-History-Division/Information-for-Units/Medal-of-Honor-Recipients-By-Unit/Maj-Smedley-Darlington-Butler-1st-Award/

“SMEDLEY DARLINGTON BUTLER”. MILITARY TIMES. ACCESSED 6 JANUARY 2022. https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/2879

FRATUS, MATT. “19 BADASS AMERICANS WHO WERE AWARDED MULTIPLE MEDALS OF HONOR”. COFFEE OR DIE.  25 NOVEMBER, 2019. ACCESSED 6 JANUARY 2022. https://coffeeordie.com/multiple-medal-of-honor-awards/

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