[Steve_Seattle]

PS - Post 17 is a joke; don't want to start another legend.

[ffusco]

Did you know Oscar the Grouch was hero in VietNam?
Like all who served in that war, Oscar received no parade. After his second tour, he couldn't readjust being back in the "world" but managed to get a job at the Department of Sanitation. He enjoyed the routine and the early hours, when the streets were deserted. he felt as if he had the city all to himself. Always a loner this suited Oscar just fine, but his good fortune would not last. Conflicts with his supervisors became more frequent. When he refused to see company psychiatrists he was fired. Soon after he became bitter, reclusive..... a different man.
At 38, homeless and unemployed, he struggled with alcoholism and substance abuse for many years. His luck changed again in 1967 when he met Jim Henson, a retired Navy SEAL. The rest is history.

[Future Snake Eater]

Actually, you're already close to another urban legend--Mr. Rogers being a former Green Beret sniper. I've heard that several times.