To: stm; wagglebee
Are you kidding? John Wayne served in all 4 branches of the Service, from enlisted to flag rank! :-) Indeed. I think he wanted to serve, but the War Dept, wanted him to stay in hollywood making films to keep up the moral of not only the troops, but the nation.
81 posted on
09/02/2006 7:35:37 AM PDT by
AFreeBird
(If American "cowboy diplomacy" did not exist, it would be necessary to invent it.)
To: AFreeBird
I've seen seceral different accounts of Wayne's non-service - sought deferred status to support wife & kids / to not lose what little career he had at that time / had physical deferrment, etc.
83 posted on
09/02/2006 8:23:19 AM PDT by
Ready4Freddy
(Sophomore dies in kiln explosion? Oh My God! I just talked to her last week...)
To: AFreeBird
He was in his thirties and had a bunch of kids.
100 posted on
09/02/2006 9:13:35 PM PDT by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
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