[TexasTaysor]

I believe Scotty was wounded rather severely in World War II himself. I think he was a hero in his own right....

That may well be true, and if so he is a real hero also. That information hasn't been covered in reports of his death. And even that info doesn't negate my point.

[MikefromOhio]

" At 19, James escaped the turmoil at home by joining the Canadian army, becoming a lieutenant in artillery. He was among the Canadian forces that landed on Juno Beach on D-Day. "The sea was rough," he recalled. "We were more afraid of drowning than the Germans."

The Canadians crossed a minefield laid for tanks; the soldiers weren't heavy enough to detonate the bombs. At 11:30 that night, he was machine-gunned, taking six hits: one that took off his middle right finger (he managed to hide the missing finger on screen), four in his leg and one in the chest. The chest bullet was stopped by his silver cigarette case."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html

[Don W]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1446979/posts