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Re: Celebs that served in the Military
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I served in the Marine Corps from 1966-69. Viet Nam, 1968: 3rd Bn, 3rd Marines, 3rd Mar. Div.
I served in the Navy. Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 3 (HC-3). Vietnam '72-'73. Welcome aboard.
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2/24/2019, 5:00 am
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I have mixed feelings about Brian Dennehy. He served in the Marines from 1958-63 in Okinawa. He crossed the line though in claiming to be a Vietnam Vet, and he wasn't. That's stolen valor. He apologized when he was caught. Moral of the story, don't lie about being a war veteran; you will be found out and then look real bad.
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A very silly thing to do!
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2/24/2019, 8:40 pm
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Re: Celebs that served in the Military
I'm glad I didn't claim to be Sgt. York.
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i'm glad I didn't claim to be george a. custer.
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2/25/2019, 6:14 pm
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bruce and rpr, thank you for your service! I flunked the physical, so I couldn't join.
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2/25/2019, 6:15 pm
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Stuart Whitman joined the Army out of high school and served in the Army Corps of Engineers from 1945-48. He boxed in high school and he also boxed in the Army as a light-heavyweight. He won 31 of his 32 fights.
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Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey and Hi and Lois, was drafted into the Army in 1943. He served in Italy in intelligence and investigation. He also over saw a camp for 10,000 German POWs. He became a 1st LT.
Here is a good article on the Sergeant that inspired him for Sgt Snorkel.
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/revealing-sgt-snorkel-missouri.html?fbclid=IwAR2L9saQoVuhjvrTlMlL0wsrPy7W1pZIY3kiGLyBFT2Vhb_6L97BCEb75qI
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Stuart Whitman went to Hollywood High. I use to think he was from another country. I always enjoyed him in movies and television.
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Randy Couture served in the Army for 6 years as an air traffic controller and made Seargent. Surprisingly he didn't box or wrestle while in the Army. He was a Greco-Roman wrestler in high school and college. Then he went on to become only one of two guys to be a UFC champion in two weight classes. He's also one of the Expendables. As tough as he is he is smart and comes across as a nice guy.
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