[luvie]

Well, Star, you really did pick MY hero tonight! He was
an inigma. So shy and yet so brave when needed.

Like the Sergeant York of WWII!

Also I had a crush on him as an actor when I was a kid. :D

[Maine Mariner]

Don’t forget the men and women who served in the merchant marine during WWII. Highest casualty rate except for the marines. Merchant marines who served during WWII were granted veterans’ status in 1988.

Those runs to Murmask,Russia were particularly brutal.

[Das Outsider]

Great choice for HoH!

[Intolerant in NJ]

The bio neglects to mention that Murphy starred in several major motion pictures, including one which I caught for the first time last week - "The Quiet American". Set in Vietnam during the last days of French rule, it reveals that in 1958, the year it was made, the outlines of the future conflict there were already in focus. Murphy plays an idealistic young American drawn to the country to assist the "third way", a political movement to create an independent Vietnam free of both French and communist influence. Eventually he is betrayed to the communists by an "objective" journalist (think the likes of David Halberstam) because the commies have duped him into believing that Murphy (the quiet American) has been involved in terrorist bombings around Saigon (as well as the fact that Murphy had taken the journalist's lover from him).
Murphy's acting is not, shall we say, Academy Award caliber, but this is a fascinating motion picture because of the glimpse it gives of Vietnam sliding toward the precipice before anyone knew the slide had begun.......

[MoochPooch]

Good morning, Kathy. Finally got around to posting.

[RebelTex]

WOW!

You’re 2 for 2 on my WWII heroes. The other was Pappy Boyington which you posted recently.

Many thanks for reminding us of these great heroes and all our brave service men and women, past and present.

Thanks for all you do.

RT

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families. THANK YOU for all you do.

Thank you, Star, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities.

Now for the latest DC Metroland weather report

~ Today.....A mix of clouds and sun with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. A few storms may be severe. High 88F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30%.

~ Tonight.....Variable clouds with strong thunderstorms, especially early. Storms may produce large hail and strong winds. Low 66F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.

Since yesterday was Father's Day and I was not here I want to take this opportunity to tell all you Dads out there that have stuck with your family how proud I am of you. Here's one thing that jumped out at me in this story

(his father deserted them in 1936)

there were 12 children and yet the father felt he deserved to abandon the family.
I'm ashamed to see that there are so many men who abandon their families when things get a little rough.
For those of you men out there who believe they have the same right, shame on you.
So, yeah...those men who stay against all odds deserve to be praised and recognized.

My dad was many things and many of them not nice but he stayed with his wife and eight children even during times when things were not so good. He started out a really good dad but somewhere along the way and for some reason the good dad got lost. But, my mom has said that one thing that is important to him these days is for all the kids to come home during the holidays.

Not sure if you are a good dad? Not sure how to be a good dad? Try this link if you need help learning how to be a great dad.

Time for me to make my rounds. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

And, all of our other allies

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

[Panzerlied]

He was my hero as a kid. He still is.