It is our honor to provide the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego California with their newest Bulldog Mascot, Private Manny. As a former U.S. Marine, I have always enjoyed Marine Corps history. As a Bulldog lover, the story of how the Bulldog mascot came to be has always been one of my favorites. Since the first Chesty there have been only a handful of United States Marine Corp Bulldog Mascots. Little Manny from BigBulldogs.com is named after Sgt. Johnny R. Manuelito, a Navajo Code Talker who served as a U.S. Marine during World War II. To have an opportunity to participate in Marine Corps history and have one of our baby bullies named after this great American patriot is awesome.
Todd Howard Cpl, USMC 1983-1987 aka, “THE BigBulldog”