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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