Why Mr. Rogers wore long sleeved sweaters.

WHY MR. ROGERS WORE A SWEATER?

Captain Kangaroo passed away on January 23, 2004 at age 76 , which is odd,

because he always looked to be 76. (DOB: 6/27/27 )

His death 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 ..

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 bottom 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 getting

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.

That dumb guy actually stood up on Red beach and directed his

troops to move forward and get the hell off the beach..

Bullets flying by, with mortar rounds landing everywhere and he

stood there as the main target of gunfire so that he could get his

men to safety. He did this on more than one occasion because

his men's safety was more important than his own life.

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.

The Sergeant's name is Bob Keeshan.

You and the world know him as Captain Kangaroo."



On another note, there was this wimpy little man

(who 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-sleeved sweater on TV, to cover the many

tattoos on his forearm and biceps.

He was a master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat,

able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat



After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained Presbyterian minister

and therefore a pacifist. Vowing to never harm another human and

also dedicating the rest of his life to trying to help lead children on

the right path in life... He hid away the tattoos and his past life

and won our hearts with his quiet wit and charm..

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.

Take the time to thank anyone that has fought for our freedom.

With encouragement they could be the next Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Rogers..

Send this on, will you please? Nothing will happen to you if you don't, but you will be awakening others to what a HERO is made of...

Receiving some responses that the above story is not entirely true.....

Here's another bust, Chuck Barris claimed to be a CIA agent:

In Barris's autobiography Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, originally published in 1984, Barris claimed to have worked for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as an assassin in the 1960s and the 1970s. “Obviously, I never went around killing people for the CIA,” he said in 1984. “I was trying to make a point.”[4] But a 2002 feature film version, directed by George Clooney and starring Sam Rockwell, depicts Barris as killing 33 people. Barris wrote the sequel Bad Grass Never Dies in 2004.

The CIA denies Barris ever worked for them in any capacity. After the release of the movie, CIA spokesman Paul Nowack said Barris' assertions that he worked for the spy agency "[are] ridiculous. It's absolutely not true."[5] In his August 1, 2009 appearance on NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me," Barris said that he had never conceded that he "was or was not" a CIA assassin. Alluding to his most famous game show, a CIA official said that if Barris believed he had been an assassin, he "must have been standing too close to the gong."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Barris

Need to FACT check your post...
"False rumorsA false rumor claims that Fred Rogers was once a U.S. Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. The rumor appeared on the Internet in 1994 and re-emerged several times over the next ten years, most notably after his death in 2003.[44][45] However, Rogers never served in any branch of the military. Beginning in 1963, Rogers developed the Misterogers program for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1966, he moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. where he produced Mister Rogers' Neighborhood through the height of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Related claims that Rogers had a number of military tattoos are also entirely false.[46]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Rogers

"Urban legendAn urban legend claims that actor Lee Marvin said on The Tonight Show that he had fought alongside Keeshan at the Battle of Iwo Jima in February–March, 1945. However, Marvin not only never said this, but had not served on Iwo Jima (having been hospitalized from June 1944 until October 1945, from wounds received in the Battle of Saipan),[15] and Keeshan himself never saw combat, having enlisted too late to serve overseas.[16]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Keeshan

http://www.snopes.com/military/celebrit ... marvin.asp
http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

Now it's time to go to the corner wearing the pointy hat.










Been there myself.

I once read a similar story about Alan Hale from Gilligan's Island. During WWII he enlisted in the USCG.

But it wasn't for the typical four years. I understand it was only for a three hour tour.

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Mtn Gramma wrote: But it wasn't for the typical four years. I understand it was only for a three hour tour.

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