Wife said the Cpt kangaroo thing was for real 'cause it was in People magazine
Any hoo............................
You Never Know
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> Subject: Captain Kangaroo & Mr. Rogers
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I thought some of you would find these two stories interesting. They are
proof positive that you can never judge a book by it's cover.
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> Quite a few of us grew up with Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers, as you
or your children probably did. I knew nothing of their backgrounds, only
that their shows were both entertaining, educational, and as kids, we looked
forward to them with great anticipation.
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> Captain Kangaroo (who died recently) turned 76 last year, which is odd,
because he's never looked a day under 76. (DOB: 6/27/27). Lee Marvin is
buried alongside three ranking generals - this relates as you will see.
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> 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. Following is some of
dialog from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson: His guest was Lee Marvin.
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> 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."
> "Yeah, yeah.. I got shot square in the (backend) 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 gettin' 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. The dumb ... actually stood up on Red beach and directed his
troops to move forward and get the hell off the beach. That Sergeant and I
have been lifelong friends. " Johnny, I'm not lying... Sergeant Keeshan was
the bravest man I ever knew! Bob Keeshan ... You and the world know him as
> Captain Kangaroo."
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> 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 sleeve sweater to cover the many
> tattoo's on his forearm and biceps. A master in small arms and
hand-to-hand combat, able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat. He hid that away
and won our hearts with his quiet wit and charm. He was also an ordained
Presbyterian minister.
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> 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.
