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>Participates in the US occupation of Veracruz, standing and using a 1903 to counter snipe Mexicans
>1 of the most decorated Olympians of his time winning 5 gold medals, 7 total at the 1920 Olympics
>Still, to this day, in a 4-way tie for the American with the most medals for Olympic shooting
>Extreme amounts of drilling with Naval guns, he had his shit dialed in like Perturabo
>Had a makeshift shooting gallery in the USS Washington so he could still shoot at things
>At Guadalcanal, the Washington snuck up so close to the Kirishima and hit her 15/16 times so rapidly, that initial Japanese reports mistook the close range execution for friendly fire or a catastrophic malfunction
>Helps officially and unofficially get as many ships as possible covered in as many deck guns possible which was a serious help against late war kamikaze attacks

There are more stories but Admiral Lee is probably the most pro-gun Admiral in US history. He was more /k/ than most army or marine generals. His entire career revolved around guns and even turning battleships into precision instruments of death. Also ngl he sounds genuinely like one of the rare leaders that people would have followed into Hell.

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ITT: Historical figures who would have been kommandos
Pic related.
>hated the government
>spent all his money on guns
>latina…