Mattis was – and remains – wildly popular with Marines. His trademark “knife hand” has become a celebrated gesture within the Marine Corps, so much so that Mattis was asked what the kill ...

Marine Corps Special Operations ... the many popular tributes to Mattis on the internet. It showed "Saint Mattis of Quantico, Patron Saint of Chaos" holding a hand grenade and a knife in the ...

Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis raised his knife hand (not in anger ... The service requires no retraining for Marines in nearly 70 specialties through its Marine to Guard program.

For the record: He is not a fan of the name, “Mad Dog” Mattis. So, you probably don’t want to go saying it to a man that has admitted that the max effective range on his knife hand is ...

Like all Marines ... it that General Mattis is so beloved? Why would dozens of Air Force personnel, soldiers, and civilians let their own meals grow cold just to shake his hand?

Former Defense Secretary and Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis goes by ... which features Mattis’ patented knife hand, fell into the possession of a moderator for the popular Facebook page ...

7th Marines, so I said, “General, I was a platoon commander with 2/7. Treat me like just another gun-hand around the ranch.” Mattis then smiled, laughed, patted me on the shoulder and said ...

Marines and ... s description. "Mattis was our guy — a highly recognizable figure in our war. His legend and the legacy of the [Global War on Terrorism] Veteran goes hand in hand." " ...

Jim Mattis getting tapped for Secretary of Defense. So much so, in fact, that they posted a picture of the 66-year-old former four-star commander as a saint holding a grenade in one hand and a Ka ...

That reputation was earned over a 44-year career in the Marine Corps ... Mattis called for me. He stood to greet me, and offered to get coffee for me," he wrote in The Federalist. "He put a hand ...

Marines long ago accepted Mattis ... and performance caught the eye of Mattis following the gold medal victory. So much so that Mattis sent a hand-written note to Rooney that read: “Dear Madam ...

Mr. Mattis, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, also criticized comments ... was stopped constantly by people who wanted to shake his hand and take photos with him. A crowd of people trailed ...