Do you know the Marine General James Mattis relieved on Christmas?

Callout: Help us find the Marine behind the Mattis Christmas tale
MARCH 11TH, 2013
BATTLE RATTLE
POSTED BY GINA HARKINS

Marines love Gen. James Mattis so much that there’s even a special Christmas tale about the “warrior monk” that makes the rounds on the Internet each holiday season.

As Gen. James Mattis, commander of U.S. Central Command, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. As Mattis prepares for retirement, we want Marines to tell us what it has been like to serve with the “warrior monk.” (Thomas Brown/Staff)

As the story goes, Mattis stepped in for a young Marine who had guard duty at Marine Corps Combat Development Command in Quantico, Va., on Christmas Eve back in 1998. Mattis — then a one-star — is rumored to have told the Marine on duty to go home and spend the holiday with his family. Mattis took over and spent the night pulling guard duty.
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