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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 494282" data-attributes="member: 8657">They sure don&#039;t make them with this much class and integrity any more. And these are just a few who were highly decorated,let alone Desi Arnez, Art Carney, Tony Curtis, Paul Newman, MickeyRooney, Dennis Weaver, etc. etc. who simply served. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ronald Reagan - Army Reserve as a Private. 2nd Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corp of the Cavalry. Active duty US Army Air Corp,promoted to Captain&nbsp;&nbsp;James Stewart - Army Air Force Colonel and BrigGenl. Bomber Pilot.Distinguished Flying Cross. His son, a 1st Lieut, killed in Nam in &#039;69.&nbsp;James Arness - U.S.Army. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal&nbsp;Ed McMahan - Marine Fighter Pilot. Flew 85 missions. Became Colonel.&nbsp;Jason Robards - Radio man, U.S. Navy. Navy Cross&nbsp;Martha Raye - Formed first U.S.O. troupe. Nursed and entertained.Medal of Honor for her years during WWII, Korea and Nam. &nbsp;Clark Gable - AAF. Flew missions over Europe in B 17&#039;s&nbsp;Henry Fonda - U.S. Navy (my dad served with him) Natl Defense Medal&nbsp;Charlton Heston - Army Air Copr Sgt. - Natl Defense Medal&nbsp;Ernest Borgnine - U.S. Navy Gunners Mate - Natl Defense Medal&nbsp;Charles Durning - Army - Silver Star, Purple Heart&nbsp;Charles Bronson - Tail Gunner with 25 missions. Purple Heart&nbsp;Glen Ford - Marines &amp; U.S. Navy Captain&nbsp;George C. Scott - Decorated U.S. Marine Sgt.&nbsp;Eddie Albert - U.S. Naval Landing Officer - Purple Heart&nbsp;Brian Keith - Decorated Marine rear gunner&nbsp;Lee Marvin - U.S. Marines - Purple Heart&nbsp;Rod Serling - U.S. Army - Purple Heart&nbsp;John Wayne - football injury stopped him from joining. Worked w/ USOin WWII and Nam. Natl. Americanism Gold Medal&nbsp;Tyrone Power - Decorated U.S. Marine pilot&nbsp;Alec Guinness - British Royal Navy Landing craft&nbsp;David Niven - Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy&nbsp;Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) R.A.friend fighter pilot held bythe Germans aa a P.O.W.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 494282, member: 8657"] They sure don't make them with this much class and integrity any more. And these are just a few who were highly decorated, let alone Desi Arnez, Art Carney, Tony Curtis, Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Dennis Weaver, etc. etc. who simply served. Ronald Reagan - Army Reserve as a Private. 2nd Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve Corp of the Cavalry. Active duty US Army Air Corp, promoted to Captain James Stewart - Army Air Force Colonel and BrigGenl. Bomber Pilot. Distinguished Flying Cross. His son, a 1st Lieut, killed in Nam in '69. James Arness - U.S.Army. Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Good Conduct Medal Ed McMahan - Marine Fighter Pilot. Flew 85 missions. Became Colonel. Jason Robards - Radio man, U.S. Navy. Navy Cross Martha Raye - Formed first U.S.O. troupe. Nursed and entertained. Medal of Honor for her years during WWII, Korea and Nam. Clark Gable - AAF. Flew missions over Europe in B 17's Henry Fonda - U.S. Navy (my dad served with him) Natl Defense Medal Charlton Heston - Army Air Copr Sgt. - Natl Defense Medal Ernest Borgnine - U.S. Navy Gunners Mate - Natl Defense Medal Charles Durning - Army - Silver Star, Purple Heart Charles Bronson - Tail Gunner with 25 missions. Purple Heart Glen Ford - Marines & U.S. Navy Captain George C. Scott - Decorated U.S. Marine Sgt. Eddie Albert - U.S. Naval Landing Officer - Purple Heart Brian Keith - Decorated Marine rear gunner Lee Marvin - U.S. Marines - Purple Heart Rod Serling - U.S. Army - Purple Heart John Wayne - football injury stopped him from joining. Worked w/ USO in WWII and Nam. Natl. Americanism Gold Medal Tyrone Power - Decorated U.S. Marine pilot Alec Guinness - British Royal Navy Landing craft David Niven - Lt. Colonel of the British Commandos in Normandy Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) R.A.friend fighter pilot held by the Germans aa a P.O.W. [/QUOTE]

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