You Might Not Ever Guess

Captain Kangaroo passed away on January 23, 2004 as age 76 , which is
odd, because he always looked ?to be 76. (DOB: 6/27/27 ) His death
reminded me of the following ?story.

Some people have been a bit ?offended that the actor, Lee Marvin, is
buried in a grave alongside 3 and ?4 star generals at Arlington National
Cemetery . 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 didn't 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 Naval 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."

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"Yeah, yeah... I got shot ?square in the bottom 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 getting' 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. That dumb guy actually stood up on Red
beach and directed his troops to move forward and get the hell off the
beach. ?Bullets flying by, with mortar rounds landing everywhere and he
stood ?there as the main target of gunfire so that he could get his men
to safety. He did this on more than one occasion because his men's
safety ?was more important than his own life.
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 said, where'd they get you Lee?'
Well Bob... if you make it ?home be fore me, tell Mom to sell the
?outhouse!"
Johnny, I'm not lying, ?Sergeant Keeshan was the bravest man I ever
knew.
The Sergeant's name is ?Bob Keeshan. You and the world know him as
Captain Kangaroo."

On another ?note, there was this wimpy little man (who just passed away)
on PBS, ?gentle and quiet. Mr. Rogers is another of those you would
least suspect ?of being anything but what he now portrays to our youth.
But Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal, combat-proven in Vietnam with over
twenty-five confirmed ?kills to his name. ?He wore a long-sleeved
sweater on TV, to cover the many tattoos on his forearm and biceps. ?He
was a ?master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to disarm or
kill in a ?heartbeat

After the war Mr. Rogers ?became an ordained Presbyterian minister and
therefore a pacifist. Vowing ?to never harm another human and also
dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help lead children on the
right path in life. He hid away the tattoos and his past life and won
our hearts with his quiet wit and ?charm.
America's real heroes don't flaunt what they did; they quietly go about
their day-to-day lives, doing what they do best ?They earned our respect
and the freedoms that we all ?enjoy.
Look around and see if you can ?find one of those heroes in your midst.
Often, they are the ones you'd ?least suspect, but would most like to
have on your side if anything ever ?happened
Take the time to thank anyone ?that has fought for our freedom. With
encouragement they could be the ?next Captain Kangaroo or Mr.Rogers

Fred Rogers never served in the military. That is an urban legend.

Also Bob Keeshan (Cpt. Kangaroo) never served either. That is an urban
legend.


Lee Marvin did serve in the Pacific theater and was decorated.

Oh so I guess that makes Lee Marvin a liar and he did it on the Johnny
Carson show, don'tfigure.

Unless Lee Marvin's appearance
on the Johnny Carson show is
part of the Urban Legend.

Duh!

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-mr-rogers.htm

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-marvin-keeshan.htm

apparently, keeshan WAS in the marines, however...but he was a reservist
and never saw combat.

who really cares if they served they are still more in the sense of what
a man is then the vast majority of the youth now days will amount to.
look at it you cant get the little buggers to put down there video games
long enough to do anything much less begin to be men



remember this is my opinion so when you all get upset with what i say
dont be suprised if i have a coment