In 1955, more than 100 years after his death, kids once again looked up to Davy Crockett as a hero and role model, thanks to Walt Disney.
In 1955, more than 100 years after his death, kids once again looked up to Davy Crockett as a hero and role model, thanks to Walt Disney.
We also had Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Lone Ranger, Buffalo Bob Smith and a few et cetera's
WE were the ones that volunteered ala WW2 for Viet Nam
We also had John Wayne in every heroic role a boy could possibly dream of ... except astronaut.
In 1955, more than 100 years after his death, kids once again looked up to Davy Crockett as a hero and role model, thanks to Walt Disney.
And, in 2015, a child who showed up like that would instantly scare the (oops, there's that word again!) out of his liberal-educated public school teacher and the school administrators. The child would be kicked out of school, removed from his parents and sent to a foster home while the parents would be brought before a judge on child endangerment charges leveled by the local child protective services office.
We're soooooo civilized today!