This is simply the coolest info and very respectful.....I disagree with comparing any of these great men to people of today. The situations are COMPLETELY different.

This is cool! My uncle met Jimmy Stewart once at an air field in England....He said he was just one of the guys.

http://www.propertyrightsresearch.org/2005/articles08/what_happened_to_the_ww_ii_movie.htm

You did agree? Or you misspelled disagree?
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Thanks for posting that fluke !

oops....thanks John.

Considering Vetrans Day is just around the corner that link is perfect timeing there fluke.

You welcome!

Don Knotts, Don Adams and even Mr. Rogers & Captain Kangaroo (who saved Lee Marvin's life) had distinguished careers in the armed forces in those dark days, too.
God bless 'em all!

The Captain Kangaroo/Lee Marvin connection is apparently an urban legend.

http://www.snopes.com/military/marvin.asp

Reportedly, Ed Wood served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and took part in the storming of the beaches at Tarawa while wearing a bra and panties under his uniform. Ya' never know ....