10-26-2004, 10:07 PM
Here's an email I got a while ago. I like it so I thought i'd post it.
Sorry for all the > but I don't want to spend the time removing them.
> - - it makes you recall that there was a time when you had no Streisands,
> Baldwins, Fondas, Dixie Chicks, Madonna, Sarandons, Robbins, KERRYS, and
> Michael Moores..
>
>
> On The Flip Side of Hollywood
>
> With the advent of World WarII many of our actors went to fight rather
> than
> stand and rant against this country we all love. They gave up their
> wealth,
> position and fame to become service men &women, many as simple "enlisted
> men." This page lists but a few, but from this group of
> only 18 men came over 70 medals in honor of their valor, spanning from
> Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Distinguished Service Cross', Purple Hearts
> and
> one Congressional Medal of Honor. So remember; while the "Entertainers of
> 2003" have been in all of the news media lately (for it seems News Paper,
> Television and Radio has been more than ready to put them and their
> anti-Bush message before the public) I would like to remind the people of
> what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (60 years ago).
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on
> D-Day.
>
> James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U. S.
> Army
> on D-Day.
>
> Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot who was
> shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.
>
> David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British
> Commandos in Normandy.
>
> James Stewart Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way
> to
> the rank of Colonel. During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber
> pilot,
> his service record crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over
> Germany, and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of
> duty.
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's
> Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II. In peace time, Stewart
> continued to be an active member of the Air Force as a reservist, reaching
> the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond
> the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a
> private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles. He attended the
> Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated as a second
> lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942. He then attended aerial gunnery school and in
> Feb. 1943 he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew
> operational missions over Europe in B-17s Capt. Gable returned to the U.S.
> in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944
> at his own request, since he was over-age for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Ernest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine.
>
> Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic
> action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on
> the
> island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.
>
> Brian Keith served as a U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when
> he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> Guadalcanal.
>
> Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who served with the O. S. S. in
> Yugoslavia..
>
> Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed)
> joined
> the U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines
> out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts? Most Decorated serviceman of WWII and earned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2
> Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, US. Army Outstanding
> Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and
> one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal
> of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when
> compared
> those of today ? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speaches, marching in anti-American
> parades and saying they hate our president? I thought not, neither did I!
Sorry for all the > but I don't want to spend the time removing them.
> - - it makes you recall that there was a time when you had no Streisands,
> Baldwins, Fondas, Dixie Chicks, Madonna, Sarandons, Robbins, KERRYS, and
> Michael Moores..
>
>
> On The Flip Side of Hollywood
>
> With the advent of World WarII many of our actors went to fight rather
> than
> stand and rant against this country we all love. They gave up their
> wealth,
> position and fame to become service men &women, many as simple "enlisted
> men." This page lists but a few, but from this group of
> only 18 men came over 70 medals in honor of their valor, spanning from
> Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Distinguished Service Cross', Purple Hearts
> and
> one Congressional Medal of Honor. So remember; while the "Entertainers of
> 2003" have been in all of the news media lately (for it seems News Paper,
> Television and Radio has been more than ready to put them and their
> anti-Bush message before the public) I would like to remind the people of
> what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (60 years ago).
> Most of these brave men have since passed on.
>
> Alec Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on
> D-Day.
>
> James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the U. S.
> Army
> on D-Day.
>
> Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot who was
> shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.
>
> David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the British
> Commandos in Normandy.
>
> James Stewart Entered the Army Air Force as a private and worked his way
> to
> the rank of Colonel. During World War II, Stewart served as a bomber
> pilot,
> his service record crediting him with leading more than 20 missions over
> Germany, and taking part in hundreds of air strikes during his tour of
> duty.
> Stewart earned the Air Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's
> Croix
> de Guerre, and 7 Battle Stars during World War II. In peace time, Stewart
> continued to be an active member of the Air Force as a reservist, reaching
> the rank of Brigadier General before retiring in the late 1950s.
>
> Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when war broke out) Although he was beyond
> the
> draft age at the time the U.S. entered WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a
> private in the AAF on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles. He attended the
> Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. and graduated as a second
> lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942. He then attended aerial gunnery school and in
> Feb. 1943 he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook where flew
> operational missions over Europe in B-17s Capt. Gable returned to the U.S.
> in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944
> at his own request, since he was over-age for combat.
>
> Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in Kodiak.
>
> Ernest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate 1935-1945.
>
> Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a Silver Star
> and awarded the Purple Heart.
>
> Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more specifically
> on B-29s in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and Saipan
>
> George C. Scott was a decorated U. S. Marine.
>
> Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his heroic
> action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on
> the
> island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.
>
> Brian Keith served as a U.S. Marine rear gunner in several actions against
> the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.
>
> Lee Marvin was a U.S. Marine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign when
> he
> was wounded earning the Purple Heart.
>
> John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he received a
> battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor at
> Guadalcanal.
>
> Robert Ryan was a U. S. Marine who served with the O. S. S. in
> Yugoslavia..
>
> Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was bombed)
> joined
> the U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded Marines
> out
> of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
>
> Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who played cowboy
> parts? Most Decorated serviceman of WWII and earned: Medal of Honor,
> Distinguished Service Cross, 2 Silver Star Medals, Legion of Merit, 2
> Bronze Star Medals with "V", 2 Purple Hearts, US. Army Outstanding
> Civilian
> Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, 2 Distinguished Unit Emblems, American
> Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with One
> Silver Star, Four Bronze Service Stars (representing nine campaigns) and
> one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault landing at Sicily and Southern
> France) World War II Victory Medal Army of Occupation Medal with Germany
> Clasp, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksman Badge
> with Rifle Bar, Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar, French Fourragere in Colors
> of the Croix de Guerre, French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier, French
> Croix de Guerre With Silver Star, French Croix de Guerre with Palm, Medal
> of
> Liberated France, Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 Palm.
>
> So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted when
> compared
> those of today ? Can you imagine these stars of yester-year saying they
> hate our flag, making anti-war speaches, marching in anti-American
> parades and saying they hate our president? I thought not, neither did I!