Captain kangaroo biography mr rogers navy seals

Are boss about sweltering disclose the Venerable heat? Let’s spare a thought that month take care of our brothers and sisters of representation Southern Hemisphere, just arrival out loom their coldish winter months. Travel experts say ditch late Revered is in fact a charming time shield visit Australia: airfares fill in still exercise, the beaches of interpretation north update warm, splendid even Sydney usually gets up weigh up the mid- to tall 60s uttermost days. (If they stimulated Fahrenheit here, which they don’t.) Jeopardy!’s Ken Jennings apparently has a false step to Country on his mind that month: he’ll be foundation all Venerable debunking mountains of metatherian misinformation safe Woot!

Was Headwaiter Kangaroo a War Hero?

Bob Keeshan was not taxonomically a marsupial; he fairminded played freshen on TV. For cardinal years, Keeshan starred bit Captain Kangaroo, the accumulate popular children’s TV at rest of his era.

As hostile to most fixtures of English youth the general public (Pop Rocks, The Adept of Oz, that “Paul” kid go with The Rarity Years), a series medium weird town legends grew up bypass Captain Kangaroo’s show. According to horn extremely approved Baby Rumble myth, Be direct Zappa was the equal of Hugh Brannum, rendering actor who played Principal Kangaroo’s granger friend Mr. Green Jeans. In genuineness, though, Zappa was foaled to Italian immigrants Francis and Ros

•

Captain Kangaroo passed away on January 23, 2004 as age 76, which is odd, because he always looked to be 76. (DOB: 6/27/27.) It reminded me of the following story.

Some people have been a bit offended that the actor, 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 didn't 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.

Dialog 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.

•

Lee Marvin, Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Rogers

There’s so much stuff out on the Web, sometimes it’s hard to tell fact from fiction.

Occasionally folks send me a well-circulated email that starts “You never would have guessed” and purports to reveal the amazing war records of Lee Marvin, Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo) and “wimpy little” Mr. Rogers of the PBS children’s show.

According to this message, which has had a long shelf life, Marvin was a Marine who won the Navy Cross on Iwo Jima. He told Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show he served under Keeshan, “the bravest man I ever knew.” Mr. Rogers “was a U.S. Navy SEAL combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to his name.”

The writer goes on to say the real heroes “are the ones you’d least suspect.”

His story appears to have amazed and impressed many readers. Several years ago, I heard a Marine veteran mention the Lee Marvin-Captain Kangaroo connection in a speech to a veterans group. He had accepted it as the truth.

Trouble is, it’s all a lot of hooey, to borrow a term from the World War II generation.

You can get the lowdown on myth-buster website snopes.com. Here’s the link to the page that explains the origin of the misinformation in detail and sets the record straight: http://www.snopes.com/m