FReeper Canteen ~ Hall of Heroes: Hollywood Part 1 ~ June 3, 2013

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Back when being a "Hollywood Legend" didn't necessarily mean you were an anti-American mouthpiece, there were some men who were real men and served their country.  I wish it was still that way!  These heroes might surprise you - they did me!  Thank mountainlion for alerting me to these!

James Garner

Before he was Rockford, he earned two Purple Hearts in the Korean War!

After working at several jobs he disliked, at sixteen Garner joined the United States Merchant Marine near the end of World War II. He fared well in the work and with shipmates, but suffered from chronic seasickness. At seventeen, he joined his father in Los Angeles and enrolled at Hollywood High School, where he was voted the most popular student. A high school gym teacher recommended him for a job modeling Jantzen bathing suits. It paid well, $25 an hour, but in his first interview for the Archives of American Television, he said he hated modeling and soon quit and returned to Norman. There, he played football and basketball, as well as competed on the track and golf teams, for Norman High School. He never graduated from high school, explaining in a 1976 Good Housekeeping magazine interview: "I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated from high school, but I got my diploma in the Army."

Later, he joined the National Guard serving seven months in the United States. He then went to Korea for 14 months in the Regular Army, serving in the 5th Regimental Combat Team in the Korean War. He was wounded twice, first in the face and hand from shrapnel fire from a mortar round, and second on April 23, 1951 in the buttocks from friendly fire from U.S. fighter jets as he dived headfirst into a foxhole. Garner was awarded the Purple Heart in Korea for the first injury. For the second wound, he received a second Purple Heart (eligibility requirement: "As the result of friendly fire while actively engaging the enemy"), although Garner received the medal in 1983, 32 years after his injury. Garner was a self-described "scrounger" for his company in Korea, a role he later played in The Great Escape and The Americanization of Emily.

Ed McMahon

"Heeeeeeeeeeeere's Johnny!"  That's what Ed McMahon is probably most famous for - his introduction for Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show.  Did you know he has 6 Air Medals?  No kidding! 

McMahon hoped to become a US Marine Corps fighter pilot. Prior to the US entry into World War II, however, both the Army and Navy required two years of college for their pilots program. McMahon enrolled into classes at Boston College. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, the college requirement was dropped, and McMahon immediately applied for Marine flight training. His primary flight training was in Dallas, followed by fighter training in Pensacola, where he also earned his carrier landing qualifications. He was a Marine Corps flight instructor for two years, finally being ordered to the Pacific fleet in 1945. However, his orders were canceled after the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki forcing Japan's surrender.

As an officer in the reserves, McMahon was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. This time, he flew the OE-1 (the original Marine designation for the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog), an unarmed single-engine spotter plane. He functioned as an artillery spotter for the Marine batteries on the ground and as a forward controller for the Navy and Marine fighter bombers. He flew a total of 85 combat missions, earning 6 Air Medals. After the war, he stayed with the Marines, as a reserve officer, retiring in 1966 as a Colonel, he was later commissioned to the rank of Brigadier General in the California National Guard.

 

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[Publius]

When Garner signed with Warner Brothers in 1956, the studio at first didn't know what to do with him. He got a small and thankless role in "Sayonara".

It was Roy Huggins who got Garner his big break. Huggins had written a number of Westerns with well thought out scripts and elements of comedy, to include "Buchanan Rides Alone", a Randolph Scott movie that is almost a pilot for "Maverick". Huggins took the "Maverick" concept to Jack Warner, and now the studio found a use for Garner's easygoing persona. Garner was cast as Bret Maverick, professional gambler and coward whose slogan was, "A man who fights and runs away lives to run away another day." For the first three years of the series, Garner worked both the Western and comedy veins in that role.

After some years in the movies, Garner teamed with Huggins again for "The Rockford Files", which was simply Bret Maverick as a private detective in L.A. Garner's knee injuries curtailed the series after seven seasons, and his later TV work wasn't as strenuous, to include the voice of God in "God, the Devil and Bob".

He gets around in a wheelchair these days, and from his appearances on documentaries I suspect he's had a few strokes. He'll be 85 this year.

[SandRat]

Hollywood in WWII as full of Patriots and Heroes, but not the Hollywood of today.

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Heroes come form all walks of life.

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Wise Words
June 3, 2013

Now in my sixties, I reflect back on wise spiritual leaders who had a positive impact on my life. In Bible school, God used my Old Testament professor to make the Word come alive. My Greek teacher relentlessly employed high standards to goad my study of the New Testament. And the senior pastor in my first pastoral ministry shepherded me in building vital ministries to help others grow spiritually. Each of these teachers encouraged me in different ways.

King Solomon wisely observed some ways that spiritual leaders can help us grow: “The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd” (Eccl. 12:11). Some teachers prod us; others build solid spiritual structures into our lives. Still others, as caring shepherds, are there with a listening ear when we hurt.

The Good Shepherd has given leaders a variety of gifts: exhorting, developing, and shepherding. Whether we’re a leader or a learner, though, He desires that we maintain humble hearts and a love for others. What a privilege to be led and used by our Shepherd to encourage others in their walk with Him.

Give us the wisdom we need, Lord, to encourage
others in their spiritual walk. We know we need Your
Spirit’s power to do that. Use the gifts You have
given us to help others along on their journey.

May our words reflect the heart of God and His wisdom.

Read: Ecclesiastes 12:6-14

The words of the wise are like goads, and the words of scholars are like well-driven nails, given by one Shepherd. —Ecclesiastes 12:11

Bible in a Year:
2 Chronicles 19-20; John 13:21-38

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mac...*HUGS*...how was your day?

Old Hollywood heroes....interesting reads, and who knew.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Publius, and thanks for more information about James Garner. ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))

So very true: old Hollywood had many Patriots and Heroes; new Hollywood has NO clue why they are free to be so stupid.

Hope you’ve had a relaxing weekend.

[Jean2]

Man, do I miss that Hollywood!

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Hi Everybody!

((((((HUGS))))

I love Korean War Memorial in DC. It is an amazing piece of art.

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))

On Sat got some more done to be able to sell Dad's house at last.

Sun got some old Toys out of the shed for Nate and Maddi. We've saved the Toys that were originally our children: Old Fisher-Price.

[SandRat]

As do we all.

[Kathy in Alaska]

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The Sailor
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Tonkin USN/USCG
TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom)
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[Kathy in Alaska]

Heroes come from all walks of life.

They sure do...so many we will never know.

Good Evening, mountainlion...hope you had a good, restful weekend and thanks for the suggestions.

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Kathy and Star!

***HUGS***



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And thanks very much for tonight’s Hall of Heroes thread! Jim Garner and Ed McMahon are most deserving of admission to our Hall of Heroes!

"Riamh nár dhruid ó sbairn lann!"

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)