"Gene Cottrell" wrote in message
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I certainly wouldn't put John Wayne above guys like Stewart for his effort
during WWII. I just hate how people try to re-write history to fit their
warped views. John Wayne's deferment history is a matter of record and he
tried, unsuccessfully to bypass that deferment. Unable to do so, he spent
3
months in the Pacific trying to boost the moral of the men. He was nearly
universally loved by the GIs and did indeed punch out a couple of GIs in
bars who questioned why he was deferred. He never backed down from a
fight.
He tried to get into the Naval Academy when he got out of high school -
doesn't sound like a draft dodger to me. I'd like to see some proof that
he
asked for a deferment - proof, not some 'blog' by a guy named Cecil. This
crap about John Wayne kind of shows that guys like Dan Rather, have been
making up stories a lot longer than was publicized. Of course they won't
confess to it unless they're caught red handed, and you left-handed
wingnuts
eat it up.

Gene


Gene, you sound like a Marxist-Leninist slut. Why are you such a Communist?
America is the greatest country in the world, yet you hate it so much. Why
Gene, Why? If you were born a Communist you would have to eat only rotten
potatos. Yet the good old USof A feeds you steak? Why do you hate this
country so much? Why Gene, Why? Is it Vodka they promised? Or maybe a sable
fur hat? Communism is bad Gene, don't fall for their tricks.

Dave
Proud Anti Communist