Posted on 09/02/2006 8:11:10 AM PDT by stm
Ford was a conserative, so it's not surprising.
ping to "the rest of the story"
Holy sh*t...
I always liked Glenn Ford as an actor, but I am awed by his personal accomplishments and his commitment to his country. I never knew of them until now.
America lost one of its extraordinary heroes, Thursday, and we are richer for having known him. God rest his soul and give his family peace.
BTTT for MANY who never get their good deeds mentioned....-----The good a man does dies with him...etc etc etc
I wasn't sure to whether to believe this, that they didn't just downplay his service but didn't mention it at all, so I googled "Glenn Ford obituary." Sure enough, the top item is a CNN/AP obituary. They don't even mention in passing that Ford ever served his country. Not once, not even in the twenty-second paragraph.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/30/glenn.ford.dead.ap/index.html
George Orwell would say that they dropped his whole patriotic past down the memory hole.
And the thing is, Ford would probably have preferred that his record and accomplishments weren't mentioned.
That was truly a humble man.
Oh big deal! Sean Penn met with Saddam Hussein. Now THAT is courage!!!
His Dad also wouldn't let Glenn own a car until Glenn was able to take one apart and put it back together.
Yes, it had to be drivable after reassembly, too.
Heck of a guy.
Well said. I had no idea Ford was a Vietnam vet.
I got to meet this guy with my father back around 1959. He was a man and a gentleman.
Just as the media will drop all Hillary's indiscretions and illegalities over the years as she runs for PREZ in 2008. They report what will help to destroy the country.
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The socialist/marxist/liberal media is the most destructive, relentless, and ruthless enemy of this Republic.
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Hollywood used to be a different place, populated by different people. Jimmy Stewart, already a star, enlisted before Pearl Harbor, became a pilot, then an instructor, and made numerous training films. Not content with that, he landed a job with a B-24 Squardon headed for Europe. He rose to squardon commander and flew his 20 combat missions, including the Bloody Thursday raid on Schweinfurt. He could have rotated home and spent the rest of the War selling War Bonds and being wined and dined across America, but he stayed behind when the survivors of his squardon went home, and spent the rest of the European War as a staff officer, rising to full Colonel.
Is there even ONE actor today who could stand in Glenn's presence? I can't think of any.
Hand salute...................two
Actually his career went further, he joined the Air Force Reserves, and retired as a Brigadier General. He even flew in Viet Nam.
Actually his career went further, he joined the Air Force Reserves, and retired as a Brigadier General. He even flew in Viet Nam.
That was James Stuart, not Glen Ford.
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