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Posted on 06/08/2014 5:00:44 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Great job Ma! Charelton Heston and Buddy Hackett, Wow, God Bless them and all the other Heroes!
Please thank StarCMC for today’s thread.
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The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.
We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.
There were so many ways to serve the country then not like now. God Bless Our Troops.
Good evening, Pro...((HUGS))...somehow it is comforting to know that so many of our movie/tv heroes of yesteryear did their part in keeping our America free.
So totally different today...no pride in the country that so many fought and died to keep free so they could do some of the despicable things they do now.
Did ya have a nice weekend?
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Good evening, mountainlion. You are right that there were many ways to serve the country back then.
But...the newer crop could show some appreciation, and show our country in a positive light instead of the constant attempt to belittle America and the many positive things she has done. Everyone STILL wants to come here.
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Hi Everybody!
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Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...how did the choir do today? Full complement? Is the pothole filled in yet?
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Bring. Them. Home! There is no need for our young men and women to die in that pest hole. For what?
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 America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi! |
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It kills me that our heroes are still dying when they have no real mission there. God rest his soul!
USMC
Eugene Allen "Gene" Hackman (born January 30, 1930) is a
retired American actor and novelist.
At 16, he left home to join the service where he served four-and-a-half
years as a field radio operator. Dates unknown.
Read: Ephesians 3:14-21
When our family lived in Chicago several years ago, we enjoyed many benefits. Near the top of my list were the amazing restaurants that seemed to try to outdo each other, not only in great cuisine but also in portion sizes. At one Italian eatery, my wife and I would order a half portion of our favorite pasta dish and still have enough to bring home for dinner the next night! The generous portions made us feel like we were at Grandma’s house when she poured on the love through her cooking.
I also feel an outpouring of love when I read that my heavenly Father has lavished on us the riches of His grace (Eph. 1:7-8) and that He is able to do “exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think” (3:20). I’m so grateful that our God is not a stingy God who begrudgingly dishes out His blessings in small portions. Rather, He is the God who pours out forgiveness for the prodigal (Luke 15), and He daily crowns us “with lovingkindness and tender mercies” (Ps. 103:4).
At times we think God hasn’t provided for us as we would like. But if He never did anything more than forgive our sins and guarantee heaven for us, He has already been abundantly generous! So today, let’s rejoice in our generous God.
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Hugo Haas (1901-1968) [Days of Glory (1944); Paradise Alley (1962)] was born in Brünn, Moravia, Austria-Hungary (now Brno, Czech Republic). A portly, somewhat grubby and bohemian-looking character star, Hugo Haas was one of the most celebrated Czech actors back in the 30s, a comic star who only grew in stature as he delved creatively into writing, directing and producing. The Nazi invasion forced him to leave his beloved country and come to the United States. Like a fish out of water, he had to start small. Beginning as an announcer on US broadcasts to the Eastern Europe underground, he also offered his talents as a narrator of propaganda films.
Buddy Hackett (1924-2003) [The Music Man (1962); It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)] was an American comic born Leonard Hacker in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Public School 103 and New Utrecht High School. While still in high school, he began appearing in nightclubs, beginning with the "Borscht Belt," the Catskills resorts. He served three years with an antiaircraft unit during World War II. His first job after the war was at the Pink Elephant, a Brooklyn club. He made appearances in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and the Catskills. He appeared on Broadway in Lunatics and Lovers, where Max Liebman saw him and put him in two television specials. A television series, Stanley, was developed for him, which helped start Carol Burnett's career.
Albert Hague (1920-2001) [Fame (1980); The Story of Us (1999)] was born into a Jewish family in Berlin but was raised as a Lutheran to protect him from Nazi persecution. He fled Germany to Italy in 1937 as he was about to be inducted into the Hitler youth movement. After attending a music conservatory in Rome, he obtained a scholarship to the University of Cincinnati and immigrated to the United States in 1939 penniless to avoid being conscripted by German military authorities. Arriving at age of 18 and unable to speak a word of English, he took the last name of his adopted father, Elliott B. Hague, an eye surgeon with close ties to the university. He graduated in 1942 and served in the U.S. military for more than two years during World War II before embarking on a career as a composer. He celebrated his first Broadway success with the opening of the hit 1955 musical Plain and Fancy, an Amish-themed show that featured Barbara Cook and the popular song Young and Foolish.
Alan Hale Jr. (1921-1990) [Music Man (1948); The Red Fury (1984)] was an American movie and television actor, famously known for his role as the Skipper on the cult sitcom Gilligan's Island (1964-1972), as well as for his many supporting roles in movies. He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr.. After his father's death, he was credited in roles as simply Alan Hale. He was born in Los Angeles, California, after his father had already begun a career in silent movies in Hollywood. He peformed in his first movie as a baby, performing as child actor. In adulthood, he made a smooth transition to a full career and continued to act until his death. In his adult career he was noted for his supporting character roles in such movies Up Periscope (1959), The Lady Takes a Flyer (1958), and The West Point Story (1950). He also appeared in many westerns. He died in Los Angeles from respiratory failure due to cancer. During World War II Served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) [Roman Holiday (1953); My Fair Lady (1964)] was born in Brussels, Belgium. She really was blue-blood from the beginning with her father, a wealthy English banker, and her mother, a Dutch baroness. After her parents divorced, Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girls school. Later, when her mother moved back to the Netherlands, she attended private schools as well. While vacationing with her mother in Arnhem, Holland, Hitler's army took over the town. It was here that she fell on hard times during the Nazi occupation. Audrey suffered from depression and malnutrition but found the strength to serve as a child courier for World War II resistance fighters in Holland. 
Charlton Heston (1923-2008) [The Ten Commandments (1956); Ben-Hur (1959)]. Left college in 1944 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces. He served for two years as a B-25 radio operator / gunner stationed at Kodiak Island and the Aleutian Islands of Alaska with the Eleventh Air Force, rising to the rank of Staff Sergeant.
Pat Hingle (1924-2009) [Hang 'Em High (1968); Sudden Impact (1983); appeared in all of the first four Batman movies]. Versatile stage, big screen and tv character actor. He was born in Miami, Florida but attended high school in Texas. In 1941 entered the University of Texas, majoring in advertising. After serving in the Navy during WW II, he went back to the university and got involved with the drama department as a way to meet girls.
