A sad day

[jfarnsworth]

Actor charles bronson died today.

 

[RCastillo]

Originally posted by jfarnsworth
Actor charles bronson died today.

I agree. We needed more vigilantes like him.

 

[jfarnsworth]

Clint Eastwood, and Robert Duvall

 

[theletch1]

I hate to see that we've lost another great man like him. He was from an era when the hero didn't need steroid enduced muscles to be great. Wasn't he decorated for valor in combat? I know that he was a tail gunner on a B-29 in WWII.

 

[pknox]

Originally posted by theletch1
Wasn't he decorated for valor in combat? I know that he was a tail gunner on a B-29 in WWII.

I did not know that. Makes me respect the man even more.

 

[theletch1]

I did not know that. Makes me respect the man even mor

Yep, a great number of actors were members of the military in WWII. Not in admin or war bond jobs either. Real, bloody, terrifying combat and they volunteered for it.

Audey (sp) Murphy was the most decorated soldier in WWII.
Eddie Albert (from Green Acres) was in the Navy as a landing craft pilot. He was instrumental in taking out several machine gun nests during the landing at Tarawa. And many more. I had a file around here somewhere about a lot of them. If I can find it I'll post more of them.

 

[theletch1]

http://www.jodavidsmeyer.com/combat/military/actors_in_wwii.html
Try this link out. You'd be surprised who served where.

 

[jfarnsworth]

Wow! I never knew about all of those people before. Thanks for posting the link. I seen even Burgess Meredith served. :asian:

 

[Seig]

Originally posted by jfarnsworth
Wow! I never knew about all of those people before. Thanks for posting the link. I seen even Burgess Meredith served. :asian:

Oh the irony, some of our greatest american "icons/heroes" were draft dodgers.:barf:

 

[Cthulhu]

Great link, thanks for posting!

Cthulhu

 

[pknox]

Captain Kangaroo was a Marine? I never would have guessed that. No wonder Mr. Greenjeans never tried any funny stuff.

 

[arnisador]

Originally posted by theletch1
I hate to see that we've lost another great man like him. He was from an era when the hero didn't need steroid enduced muscles to be great. Wasn't he decorated for valor in combat? I know that he was a tail gunner on a B-29 in WWII.

The obituary that I read in the Chicago Tribune said that there was some question as to whether he had exaggerated the extent or nature of his military service:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/obituaries/chi-0309010213sep01,1,6559203.story

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The link on which celebrities served where is neat!

 

[Cruentus]

I just watched the 1960's western "The Magnificent Seven" on DVD last night. I don't usually pick up old westerns, but damn good flick!

I thought to post it because Charles Bronson was one of the "7."

:asian:

 

[pknox]

In my opinion, that is one of the best action films of all time. It is supposedly based on Kurosawa's Seven Samurai -- try watching them back to back if you ever get the chance. Great way to spend a rainy afternoon.