Famous Veteran :James Arness

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[eastforker]

Please see post 17.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Damn, I had no idea.

[tired&retired]

And Miss Kitty never reeled him in.

[chb]

Have you done Don Adams?

[Carriage Hill]

First sentence is badly written and incomplete wo/ 2011 date.

[eastforker]

Adding to my list.

[eastforker]

Sue me!

[Leaning Right]

> Who was better Chester or Festus? <

Chester was, in my opinion, the more interesting and complex character. He had a limp that was evidently due to a Civil War wound. But he refused to talk about it. And Chester was very, very hesitant to use a gun. Again, that was probably due to his Civil War experiences.

But I will give Festus points for one thing. His verbal feuding with Doc was quite entertaining.

[GOPJ]

Hollywood wasn’t always a trash... thanks for the memory...

[Leaning Right]

> I will get him and many others, just started this. <

Just a suggestion, but Bea Arthur would make an interesting post. She was in the United States Marine Corps Women's Reserve during WW II.

[fidelis]

For the record: Marshal (as in “Marshal Matt Dillion” and “Fire Marshal” ) has only one L.

When it is used as a name (like “the Marshall Plan” or “the Marshall Tucker Band”), it has two L’s.

Sincerely,

A Fire Marshal

[eastforker]

Yes, she is and will be included, there are many to be mentioned.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

And an outstanding carrot

[bigbob]

I enjoy listening to “Gunsmoke” on Sirius XM Radio Classics where William Conrad played Matt Dillon. But I always visualize the character as James Arness in my theater of the mind.

[stevem]

I believe he also grew up im my hometown: Minneapolis MN

[BurrOh]

I like very much having posts of our famous veterans. Thank you for doing this. Brings back memories and also information I did not know, Please keep it up.

[Red Steel]

Audie Murphy was 5’5”.

[\/\/ayne]

3rd Division, huh?

1930s – United States Army Band and Chorus – Dog Face Soldier

I Wouldn’t Give A Bean
To Be A Fancy Pants Marine,
I’d Rather Be a Dogface Soldier Like I Am.
I Wouldn’t Trade My Old O.D.’s
For All The Navy’s Dungarees
For I’m The Walking Pride Of Uncle Sam;

On All The Posters That I Read It Says
"The Army Builds Men!"
So They’re Tearing Me Down To Build Me Over Again
I’m Just A Dogface Soldier
With A Rifle On My Shoulder
And I’ll Go From Casablanca to Bombay.

So Feed Me Ammunition,
Keep Me In My Old Division,
Your Dogfaced Soldier Boy's Okay.

[Mark17]

Who was better Chester or Festus?

Festus was a much better singer. 👍

[Federal46]

“The Thing” was the first movie I ever saw in a theater. I went with my aunt and my mother. It scared the fool out of me. It was a long time before I would even go in a dark room.