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Thanks for the follow up.

Cheers,
Larry G.


"Not Me" <notme@springmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 06 Jul 2002 16:59:23 GMT, montep@email.com (Monte) wrote:
>
> >Picked up off the Galileo Sci-tech High School(San Francisco)
> >newsletter:
> >
> >Some have been a bit offended that Lee Marvin is buried in a grove of
> >3 and 4 star generals at Arlington. His marker gives his name, rank
> >(PVT) and service (USMC). Nothing else.  Here's a guy who was only a
> >famous movie star who served his time, why the heck does he rate
> >burial with these guys?
> >
> >
> >Well, following is the amazing answer:
> >
> >I always liked Lee Marvin, but did not know the extent of his Corps
> >experiences. In a time when many Hollywood stars served their country
> >in the
> >
> >armed forces, often in rear-echelon posts where they were carefully
> >protected, only to be trotted out to perform for the cameras in war
> >bond promotions, Lee Marvin was a genuine hero.  He won the Navy Cross
> >at Iwo Jima. There is only one higher award...the Medal Of Honor.  If
> >that is a surprising comment on the true character of the man, he
> >credits his sergeant with an even greater show of bravery.  Dialog
> >From The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson
> >
> >...
> >
> >His guest was Lee Marvin. Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people
> >are unaware that you were a Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima
> >... and that during the course of that action you earned the Navy
> >Cross and were severely wounded."  And you know how Lee was ... "Yeah,
> >yeah ... I got shot square in the ass and they gave me the cross for
> >securing a hot spot about halfway up Suribachi ... bad thing about
> >getting shot up on a mountain is guys gettin' shot hauling you down.
> >But Johnny, at Iwo I served under the bravest man I ever knew ... We
> >both got the Cross the same day but what he did for his Cross made
> >mine look cheap in comparison. The dumb bastard actually stood up on
> >Red beach and directed his troops to move forward and get the hell off
> >the beach. That Sergeant and I have been lifelong friends.  "When they
> >brought me off Suribachi we passed the Sergeant and he lit a smoke and
> >passed it to me lying on my belly on the litter ...and asked 'Where'd
> >they get you Lee?'... 'Well Bob ... if you make it home before me,
> >tell Mom to sell the outhouse.'.....  Johnny, I'm not lying ...
> >Sergeant Keeshan was the bravest man I ever knew ...
> >
> >Bob Keeshan ... You and the world know him as Captain Kangaroo.
> >
>
>
> Urban legend: http://www.snopes.com/military/keeshan.htm
>
>