You probably don’t know him. Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940). "Old Gimlet Eye".
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United States Marine Corps officer who fought in both the Mexican Revolution and World War I. Butler was, at the time of his death, the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. Fought in the Philippines, China, in Central America and the Caribbean during the Banana Wars, and France in World War I.
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Recipient of 2 Medals of Honor.
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Butler also exposed the “Business Plot,” a plan to overthrow the United States government under FDR.
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