[Redleg Duke]

"The one nick in his armor was putting career above the country he loved during World War II. He shirked a call to arms when other actors such as Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, Henry Fonda and Tyrone Power entered the service."

Typical PBS bullshit lies. Wayne tried to enter the service but was rejected on medical reasons due to an old football injury. Of course, the liberal elite at PBS will tell any lie to trash this man's reputation.

[ARCADIA]

Typical PBS bullshit lies. Wayne tried to enter the service but was rejected on medical reasons due to an old football injury. Of course, the liberal elite at PBS will tell any lie to trash this man's reputation.

I agree. However, we can also argue that he served his country best in Hollywood then behind a rifle. His WWII era films provided what his country needed most.

[catonsville]

He was also 36 years old, I believe and the father of 4 children. He would never had been taken for the military service.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

I thought the military wouldn't let John Wayne serve because they wanted him to remain in morale-boosting films?

I didn't know he had an old injury...correct me if I'm wrong.

[Roscoe]

"When war broke Out, Duke tried to enlist but was rejected because of an old football injury to his shoulder, his age (34), and his status as a married father of four." --Ronald Reagan, Reader's Digest, Oct. 1979