[gaspar]

John Wayne certainly left an indelible mark on those who met him. If one travels the West and visits the many sites where a Wayne film was born the traveller will find a hotel room, a bed and breakfast, a room in a private residence, a restaurant that serves as a shrine to Hollywood's most beloved figure. It has been said that in life one is judged by the enemies one makes; that aphorism must be wrong because it is hard to believe that Wayne ever made an enemy.

[Old Professer]

From yesterday's Cryptoquote:

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not quite sure that they are dead.

Jules Renard

[Old Sarge]

it is hard to believe that Wayne ever made an enemy

Then you must not listen to the Left, do you?

In their practice of tearing down any American icon, Duke is trashed about not serving in WW2, and other outrageous claims.

[texasflower]

My ex-husband's father and mother were very good friends with John Wayne.

Most people remember him as being so tough, but my husband's memories involve a man who would come over and play with him for hours on end. He would take Mike places and they stayed close until John Wayne died.

His mother tells him that Wayne even changed his diapers when he was a baby.

Mike remembers him very fondly.