"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be."
~~~ John Wayne
Posted on 05/25/2007 6:44:54 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
If there's one thing I've learned from asking readers to send in stories about John Wayne, it's this: people really loved the guy.
Even if they didn't know him personally, many speak of brief encounters with his gentle ways and humorous personality as if they're talking about somebody they've known for years.
The Duke turns 100 years old Saturday, so we thought we'd celebrate with our very own birthday card.
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Happy Birthday to my hero - John Wayne!!!!
Cool!
Thank You Mr. Wayne.
God Bless You & Yours.
I loved the WAR WAGON. My parents took me to see it when I was a kid.My hero ever since.Kids today dont have many heros Im sorry to say.
Saw it, thanks!
Although we hear plenty of stories about Hollywood lefties being blacklisted, this story has hasn't had much airplay.
“They don’t make ‘em like JW any more .”
Indeed, we miss you Duke. Happy Birthday Mr. Wayne.
The Cowboys will always be my favorite movie. My brother thinks I’m sick, cause it’s one movie where John Wayne dies!! but gosh, I love that movie, and so does my son!
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Hehehe. I’ll third that on the Searchers and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon.
"Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be."
~~~ John Wayne
” The Man who Shot Liberty Valance just may be the perfect movie.”
Great song to by Gene Pitney , also safe in heaven .
The first time was when we lived in Newport Beach, CA. When I was in my early teens, my cousin Ron was a cabinetmaker at a local boatyard, and was working on the Duke's boat (a converted minesweeper). I went to visit him for lunch one day. While I was there the Duke showed up to look things over, I remember he was very friendly, and even made an attempt to laugh at my juvenile attempts at humor (I do a pretty good John Wayne impersonation even today).
The last time was when I had landed a part as an extra and happened to run into him a couple of times during filming. We talked a couple of times and he told me that I reminded him of some skinny kid who did a really bad imitation of him a few years prior. I asked him if it was at the boatyard, and he said, "Yes! Dammit! It WAS you. You son of a bitch!" We had a laugh about it, and he told Denver Pyle (also on the set) about it. They both had a laugh on my account.
” It suffers today because there are less John Wayne types and too many fairies like John Edwards and John Kerry.”
Thumbs up !
So,so true.
Reagan was a similar target when he headed the union. I've heard different accounts either that he was to be killed or they were going to mess up his face. This was the time that Reagan carried a concealed gun.
John Wayne wasn’t the greatest actor but he was the biggest star ever to hit the silver screen. I salute him. I am never bored watching a John Wayne film that I have seen countless times before.
Excellent post and bears repeating!
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