Waving the flag

“Captain Kangaroo turned 75 last Summer, which is odd, because he's never
looked a day under 75 (Birthday 6/27/27). It reminded me of the following
story.
Hope you enjoy as much as I did hearing something good about some famous
people.

Some people have been a bit offended that 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 did
not 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.

Dialogue 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."

"Yeah, yeah... I got shot square in the ass 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 the guys
gettin' shot hauling you down. 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 bastard 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. 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 before me, tell Mom to sell the outhouse!'

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."”

“Now I'm going to run and get my picture pages and color them proudly!”

“I wonder if Captain Kangaroo will be buried at Arlington when he dies?”

“Good story bacpac. I heard this for the first time just a few weeks ago.”

“Wow, Capt. Kangaroo. I always did like him better than Mr. Rogers!

It really must have burned him up when the original Mr. Greenjeans got busted for pot. Or is that also an urban legend?”

“Phaedrus ,wasnt picture pages done by Bill Cosby?”

“I think you're right. Been a long time for that!”

“MR MOOSE! MR MOOSE!”

“HAPPY FLAG DAY.”

“Sorry. I think we're banning that?

Why have a flag day? No, really. WTF is that all about???”

“
Folding the flag means taking care of the nation.
Folding the flag is putting it to bed for the night.
I fell through a hole in the flag!
I'M FALLING THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLAG!!
HEEEEELLLLLLPPP... !!!

(at which point the caterwauling commences thusly:)

Don't put it down!
Best one around!
Crazy for the red blue and white
Crazy for the red blue and white

You look at me
What do you see
Crazy for the white red and blue
Crazy for the white red and blue

Cause I look different
You think I'm subversive
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red

My heart beats true...
For the red white and blue!
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow!
”

“(The Yellow is for Lemon Pledge^TM)”

“You're flagged, Maple!”

“Does that mean its time for the flogging?”

“Why was I not surprised that you could come up with a unique song for that, Tilt?”

“Has she checked her Boat Thread, lately? <VBG>”

“I was raised by Bartenders, Folk Musicians and Gynecologists, so there's no tellin' what I might come up with next....”

“I thought that was from the musical "Hair".”

“regardless of where it was from, i knew it was Tilt who posted it before i got to his name!
:-)”