it was fashionable then when the strip was written, but i recently read a new bashing of john wayne, who in fact was not a bad guy. in person he was just what you saw on the screen, larger than life. first and foremost he was an actor, and the characters he played were all ficticious, something most people seem to forget when they watch a movie. yes he did really like the military, mainly the individual service members he would meet.
vietnam was not one of our shining hours made worse by the micromanagement of the administration, never letting the military fight but putting so many restrictionjs on them that they became targets rather than anything else.
most of the people who hated the duke either did not remember or were not yet born when we sent our children off to fight WW II. it was not a pretty war but it was by all odds a necessary one, and lots of the children never came home again. korea was much of the same. we were in it because we were there fighting from day one just to stay alive.the military deserves commendation for getting it all together just before we would have gotten pushed out of the country into the sea. for those of us who did not get into combat, including all that were in service at the time, we owe the young men of the u.s. a great debt. john wayne was just paying his dues.
lewisbower almost 14 years ago
I guess it depends on which side of the coin you were on, Draftee or draft dodger.
eglazier almost 14 years ago
it was fashionable then when the strip was written, but i recently read a new bashing of john wayne, who in fact was not a bad guy. in person he was just what you saw on the screen, larger than life. first and foremost he was an actor, and the characters he played were all ficticious, something most people seem to forget when they watch a movie. yes he did really like the military, mainly the individual service members he would meet. vietnam was not one of our shining hours made worse by the micromanagement of the administration, never letting the military fight but putting so many restrictionjs on them that they became targets rather than anything else. most of the people who hated the duke either did not remember or were not yet born when we sent our children off to fight WW II. it was not a pretty war but it was by all odds a necessary one, and lots of the children never came home again. korea was much of the same. we were in it because we were there fighting from day one just to stay alive.the military deserves commendation for getting it all together just before we would have gotten pushed out of the country into the sea. for those of us who did not get into combat, including all that were in service at the time, we owe the young men of the u.s. a great debt. john wayne was just paying his dues.
rotts almost 14 years ago
There’s a picture of John Wayne wearing really short shorts that (IMHO) makes him look totally gay.
John Sparks Premium Member almost 14 years ago
You know, John Wayne once said that “High Noon” was the most un-American movie ever made….