[wagglebee]

Happy Birthday to one of the greatest Americans ever!

[wagglebee]

[betsyross1776]

I really miss that guy. He is the best, I am lucky to have seen his movies in my lifetime.He loved my country, my flag , our system of government and just plan Americans. He is up in Heaven looking down at us and saying what the heck happened down there!

[napscoordinator]

If the Duke had just taken better care of himself, like maybe not smoking four packs of cigarettes a day for decades, he would turn 100 on Saturday.

What a disgustintg first line. I hope when Princess Di’s 100 comes around they say, “If the slut was not dating a muslim in Paris instead of watching her children, she may have made it to her 100th birthday.” UGH!!! I am usually not too hard on the media but they are bullies and a holes!!!

[Reagan Man]

It would be hard to find a better entertainment buy than some classic Duke such as: Red River, Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon .... Sands of Iwo Jima, The Quiet Man, Hondo, Rio Bravo, The Horse Soldiers, In Harm's Way, True Grit, The Cowboys, Rooster Cogburn, The Shootist, et al.

In 100 years, Americans will still be watching John Wayne movies from sea to shining sea.

"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be."

~~~ John Wayne

[Tennessee Nana]

Happy Birthday to a great American...

Thank you Duke...

I still love your movies...

You were a REAL American.......

[reagan_fanatic]

He was one of the great actors of our time and a true inspiration to us all.

RIP, Duke. We miss you.

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[ErnBatavia]

My high school alma mater's most famous grad (Glendale High School, CA).

As a teenager, we had family friends with a weekend home on ritzy and expensive Balboa Island, and they'd point out his "yacht"....huge, and I vaguely recall being told it was a refurbed/converted naval ship (PT boat, maybe?) of some sort.

[onedoug]

Island In The Sky