Thread: Seriousness Unbelievable! (not allowed to show the flag)
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:17 PM   #153
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Originally Posted by obs20 View Post
According to Gary Wills’ book “John Wayne’s America,” the man who portrayed the archetypal, battle-hardened Marine, Sgt. Stryker, in 1949’s “The Sands of Iwo Jima,” actually avoided the draft during WWII. Wills contends that the Duke did not reply to letters from the Selective Service system, and applied for deferments. Apparently, Wayne—who had sought stardom during years of B-pictures following Raoul Walsh’s 1930 frontier drama “The Big Trail”—got his big break during the struggle against fascism when many Hollywood action heroes like Tyrone Power enlisted and shipped out overseas.

With much of the competition away in the Pacific and European theaters, Wayne was able to storm movie theaters to solidify his stardom. While Jimmy Stewart and his fellow celebrity servicemen were real action heroes, Wayne was a “Lights! Cameras! Action!” hero who merely played the part in the safety of Tinseltown’s home front and back lot.

Director John Ford discovered Wayne when he was on USC’s football team, and with his rugged physique, the 6-foot-4-inch Duke was identified with American machismo.

http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/...of_john_wayne/

My father, a combat vet who was awarded The Bronze Star in WWII, couldn't stand Wayne and is posturing. I consider myself a reluctant Vietnam era vet. That said, I never felt the need to wave the flag in order to show my patriotism. It's absolutely ridiculous to believe that USA patriots are discriminated in the USA.
gee, funny how it doesn't mention that he tried to get into the Naval Academy and was rejected (LONG before WWII), then was injured while at USC ending not only his football career, but any realistic military aspirations. by the time WWII DID come around he was a contract actor that the studio would not release even though he asked to be let go. he was able, however to perform some services for the OSS. oh, and he was 34 by that time. not exactly a kid of draft age. his lack of military service pained him his entire life and it wasn't for lack of trying

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And I say SO WHAT?

I still think your comment was out of line.
especially when he didn't have the whole story
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