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jetdoc
07-04-07, 07:34 PM
Was doing some history searching, mostly to change my most favorite Marine, (which I've changed to Don Adams, "Get Smart"). Here are some more famous Marines.

Famous Marines
<DL><DD>Main article: List of famous U.S. Marines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_famous_U.S._Marines)
</DD></DL>Many famous Americans, as well as CEOs of many Fortune 500 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_500) Companies, have served in the Marine Corps. Tom Monaghan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Monaghan), the founder of Domino's Pizza (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino%27s_Pizza), is a Marine. In music, John Philip Sousa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Philip_Sousa) joined the Marines and became the band's conductor while serving for 13 years. In politics, Senator Zell Miller (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zell_Miller), pundit James Carville (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Carville), Secretary of the Navy and U.S. Senator Jim Webb (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Webb) and military analysts Anthony Zinni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Zinni), Joseph Hoar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Hoar) and Bernard E. Trainor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_E._Trainor) are Marines. Baseball Hall of Famers Tom Seaver (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Seaver), Ted Williams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Williams), Rod Carew (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Carew), Roberto Clemente (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Clemente), Eddie Collins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Collins), and Bill Veeck (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Veeck) all served in the Marines. Professional boxers Leon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Spinks) and Michael Spinks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Spinks) are both Marines, as are former heavyweight champions Gene Tunney (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Tunney) & Ken Norton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Norton). Six astronauts, including Senator John Glenn (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn), Charles F. Bolden, Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Bolden%2C_Jr.) and Fred Haise (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Haise), are Marine aviators. Several have succeeded in the entertainment industry, including actors Steve McQueen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McQueen), Tyrone Power (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrone_Power), Don Adams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Adams), Gene Hackman (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_Hackman), Harvey Keitel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Keitel), Lee Marvin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Marvin) and Drew Carey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drew_Carey); and reggae musician Orville Burrell (Shaggy) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaggy). R. Lee Ermey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._Lee_Ermey) and comedian Jonathan Winters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Winters) were both drill instructors prior to their renown. In addition, many films feature the U.S. Marine Corps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_featuring_the_United_States_Marine_C orps).<SUP class=reference id=_ref-Lawliss_4>[13] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps#_note-Lawliss)</SUP>

jetdoc
07-04-07, 07:36 PM
I had remembered quite a few of those guys above are Marines but didn't know Jonathon Winters was a Marine Drill Instructor...wow.

danjate1
07-04-07, 11:08 PM
I bet you guys don't know that Bugs Bunny is a Marine!

MillRatUSMC
07-05-07, 05:39 AM
How's about George C. Scott? <br />
<br />
Scott joined the U.S. Marine Corps, serving from 1945 until 1949, and was assigned to the prestigious 8th and I Barracks in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, he...

MillRatUSMC
07-05-07, 05:48 AM
Another Famous Marine;
Walter Stauffer McIlhenny (October 22, 1910 - June 22, 1985) served as president of McIlhenny Company, maker of Tabasco brand pepper sauce, from 1949 until his death in 1985. He also distinguished himself as a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve — receiving the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal and retiring as a brigadier general. He was a co-founder, trustee, and president emeritus of the Marine Military Academy in Harlingen, Texas.

C-Ration and Meals Ready To Eat would never go down if it wasn't for Tabasco sauce in a bottle.

jetdoc
07-05-07, 07:51 AM
Good additions MillRat...I was on Wikipedia so the list is far from complete.

Dave Coup
07-05-07, 08:02 AM
Maybe I'm wrong, but wasn't 'Biter' Mike Tyson a Marine?

jetdoc
07-05-07, 08:29 AM
Dave, Tyson was not, perhaps you have him mixed up with another pro boxer that tried USMC bootcamp and didn't make it...whats his dang name??? I can't think of it now, but it was a few years ago.

How about Capt. Kangaroo, Bob Keeshan, he was a Marine.

Dan, are you saying Mel Blanc was a Marine?

Sgt Leprechaun
07-05-07, 10:41 AM
That was Riddick Bowe. Couldn't hack boot camp.

BTW, believe it or not, Hillary Clinton seriously considered applying to NJROTC to become a Marine officer in the early part of her college career. LOL. No kiddin.

MacAngus
07-05-07, 11:20 AM
I saw on a Tv show where I think johnny carson asked capt. Kangaroo who his hero was and he said his platoon Sgt. who saved his life in battle the platoon Sgt. was Lee Marvin

Sgt Leprechaun
07-05-07, 11:24 AM
Myth. Sorry. Bob Keeshan didn't serve with Lee Marvin. Lee Marvin was wounded at Saipan. But Keeshan never saw active combat.

It's a nice story, but untrue, sad to say.

DWG
07-05-07, 11:45 AM
Myth. Sorry. Bob Keeshan didn't serve with Lee Marvin. Lee Marvin was wounded at Saipan. But Keeshan never saw active combat.

It's a nice story, but untrue, sad to say.


Plus I don't think Marvin ever made it past PFC.
Probably had some sort of attitude!
:D

Sgt Leprechaun
07-05-07, 11:51 AM
LOL....yeah, no doubt. Then again, promotions in those days were dang slow. His WIA may have also played a part in that. Did you know he was 100 percent disabled because of that?

DWG
07-05-07, 12:27 PM
LOL....yeah, no doubt. Then again, promotions in those days were dang slow. His WIA may have also played a part in that. Did you know he was 100 percent disabled because of that?

Only thing I ever heard was Marvin said he got it in the as*! Didn't know he was disabled. Knew he hated Japs, though. Refused to be in movies with them until he finally made that movie about being stranded with one on an island.

Rowdy1948
07-05-07, 12:33 PM
I believe Hugh O Brian was a DI at Paris Island, I met him when I was in the Hospital at Great Lakes Navel center, 1968. Jack Web Also was a DI at paris Island, I know they were Both DIs.

DWG
07-05-07, 12:35 PM
I believe Hugh O Brian was a DI at Paris Island, I met him when I was in the Hospital at Great Lakes Navel center, 1968. Jack Web Also was a DI at paris Island, I know they were Both DIs.

Jack Webb was a DI in the movies only; wasn't a Marine! I'm not sure about O'Brian. Snope it!

yellowwing
07-05-07, 01:18 PM
William H. Donaldson (http://www.sec.gov/about/commissioner/donaldson.htm), Chairman of The Securities and Exchange Commission.

jetdoc
07-05-07, 02:36 PM
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl-marvin-keeshan.htm

The above link is about Lee Marvin and Bob Keesheen.

DWG
07-05-07, 04:14 PM
Anyone who remembers the Johnny Carson show should remember that a lot of folks consumed adult beverages while on the air. ;) I can just see a story growing larger by the sip, with Johnny egging on Marvin! Not that it would take much!

:banana: :D

chenny
07-05-07, 08:40 PM
Mr.rogers From Mr. Rogers Neighborhood On Pbs Was A Marine!!!!!

Rowdy1948
07-05-07, 09:31 PM
Hugh O Brian was the youngest DI in the Corps History, He was 17 yrs old when he joined, He served 4yrs, and then joined the navel Academy.

davblay
07-05-07, 09:36 PM
Mr.rogers From Mr. Rogers Neighborhood On Pbs Was A Marine!!!!!

If you google MR. Rogers you will see that he never served in any branch of service!

davblay
07-05-07, 09:39 PM
Jack Webb was a DI in the movies only; wasn't a Marine! I'm not sure about O'Brian. Snope it!


http://www.usmchangout.com/images/116648c0.jpg
Lee Marvin

http://www.usmchangout.com/images/Symb075c00b700c800000000.pngPrivate
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Popular character actor from Broadway to television to the big screen. He was in numerous movies including, The Dirty Dozen, and an Academy Award winning performance in Cat Ballou. He served in the Pacific during World War II. He was wounded in the buttocks during the battle of Saipan and received a Purple Heart. He died from a heart attack the year following the release of his final movie, The Delta Force. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. 29 Aug 1987.

LCPLE3
07-06-07, 01:06 AM
No.Bugs Bunny was a Marine.In 1943 the cartoon Super-Rabbit at the end Bugs Bunny:This looks like a job for a *real* superman! <br />
Bugs enters a phone booth and comes out as a Marine wearing dress...

jetdoc
07-06-07, 08:33 AM
You're correct Ken, my bad, lol.

DWG
07-06-07, 08:40 AM
No.Bugs Bunny was a Marine.In 1943 the cartoon Super-Rabbit at the end Bugs Bunny:This looks like a job for a *real* superman!
[Bugs enters a phone booth and comes out as a Marine wearing dress blues] Bugs Bunny: [singing] From the halls of Montezu-huma to the shores of Tripoli! Sorry, boys. I can't pay with youse no more. I gots important woik to do.


I remember that now! There was also one where he served as an AA gunner! Buzzards diving on three little bunnies, they hop into the weeds, the weeds gall away and they are manning the gun wearing the old "flat"helmets. The buzzards go down in flames and you see the iron crosses and swastikas on them! Then Bugs turns to the camera and gives a big thumbs up!

Wartime cartoons were great!
:marine:

jetdoc
07-06-07, 08:47 AM
Here are a few more, hope some are not repeats:

Mike Anderson, Baltimore Raven
Bea Author, actor
F Lee Baily, lawyer
John Wayne Bobbitt...yikes
Art Buchwald, columnist
Mike Conners, actor, Mannix!!!
Mike Farrell, actor, MASH...(wow, he is such a lib)
Glenn Ford, actor
Freddie Fender, singer
Gene Hackman, actor

I'm stopping here as there are so many on this other link I've found, I pride myself on knowing some of these so called famous Marines however there are quite a few I had no clue about.

In additon to the true hero's over in Iraq and Afghanistan, and in addition to all of the other wars and conflicts we Marines have been involved in, there are a lot of "famous", or some are infamous, fomer Marines as well.

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-famous-u-s-marines

LCPLE3
07-06-07, 10:48 PM
I remember that now! There was also one where he served as an AA gunner! Buzzards diving on three little bunnies, they hop into the weeds, the weeds gall away and they are manning the gun wearing the old "flat"helmets. The buzzards go down in flames and you see the iron crosses and swastikas on them! Then Bugs turns to the camera and gives a big thumbs up!

Wartime cartoons were great!
:marine:

The old cartoons were the best.Not very PC by todays standards!:marine:

davblay
07-06-07, 11:09 PM
Leon Spinks (born July 11 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_11), 1953 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953) in St. Louis, Missouri (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis%2C_Missouri)) is a former boxer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing). He had an overall record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 3 draws as a professional, with 14 knockout wins. While still an amateur, he also became a member of the United States Marine Corps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps). Spinks went from being heavyweight champion of the world to being homeless in little more than a decade.

davblay
07-06-07, 11:22 PM
<table bordercolordark="#808080" bordercolorlight="#c0c0c0" border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="1" frame="box" hspace="0" rules="all" vspace="0" width="95%"> <tbody><tr><td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">C
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">David Carradine - Was in the Army
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">D
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Richard M. Daley - No record of him ever serving in the military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top">Oscar De La Hoya - No record of him serving in the military</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Walt Disney - Never served in the Military, Served in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in France during WWI
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Robert Duvall - Served 2 years in the Army
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top">H</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top">Charlton Heston - Served in the Army </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">K
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Don Knotts - Served in the Army
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">M
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top"><nobr> Gerald McRaney - Never in the military, only played a Marine Officer on Major Dad
</nobr></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">N
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Chuck Norris - Never in the Marine Corps, he joined the Air Force
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">R
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top"><nobr> Dan Rather - Never a Marine. He did attend boot camp, however, was unable to complete his training and graduate..
</nobr></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Lou Rawls - Never in the Marine Corps, was in the Army
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top">Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee) - Despite all the rumors, now where in any of his extensive interviews has he ever mentioned joining the Marines. So we are clasifying this is one big fat rumor. </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Burt Reynolds - Never served in the Military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Mr. Rogers - Never served in the Military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">S
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">George Bernard Shaw - Never served in the Military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Slash - From GNR - No record of him every serving in the Military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Dee Snider - No record of him ever serving in the Military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#bf0000" height="2" valign="top" width="100%">W
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Robert Wagner - Never served in the military
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Jack Webb - According to nndb.com he served in the Army from 1942-1945.
</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="2" valign="top" width="100%">Chris Weinke - No record of him ever serving in the military
</td></tr></tbody> </table>

Haffner
07-06-07, 11:33 PM
I don't think it's already been posted, but Drew Carrey is a former Marine. He served in the reserves as supply, if I remember correctly. That's why he still sports those BCG's; he earned them (contrary to what his present appearance would state...haha).

YUT!

davblay
07-07-07, 12:12 AM
http://www.usmchangout.com/images/0fa6e820.jpg
Drew Carey

Birth: May 23, 1958
Served in the USMCR from 1981-1986; actor and comedian appearing on many shows; He has his own show, The Drew Carey Show (1995-Present) and hosts Who's Line is it Anyway?. While serving in the Marine Corps Reserves his buzz cut and big black rimmed glasses became part of his trademark look.

Phantom Blooper
07-07-07, 05:31 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-Rabbit <br />
&lt;!-- / message --&gt;&lt;!-- sig --&gt; <br />
Bugs then turns to the camera and says &quot;This looks like a job for a REAL superman!&quot; He ducks into a phone booth, and both...

MillRatUSMC
07-07-07, 06:41 AM
All this talk about Johnny Carson, made me remember that his sidekick, Ed McMahon had served in the Corps as a Marine Officer.
How did we forget this Marine?

MillRatUSMC
07-07-07, 06:55 AM
http://www.militarymuseum.org/Resources/McMahon.jpg

Colonel Ed McMahon as a young Marine Corps aviator, during World War II later saw some action in the Korean War retired as a full Colonel in the Reserve.
Dig those hands in the pockets!

jetdoc
07-07-07, 07:31 AM
Dave, just curious, are you just posting a list of famous people that were not in the Marines? I know the lists I provided didn't have those folks on them.





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</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>David Carradine - Was in the Army

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>D

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Richard M. Daley - No record of him ever serving in the military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=2>Oscar De La Hoya - No record of him serving in the military</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Walt Disney - Never served in the Military, Served in the Red Cross Ambulance Corps in France during WWI

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Robert Duvall - Served 2 years in the Army

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>H</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=2>Charlton Heston - Served in the Army </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>K

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Don Knotts - Served in the Army

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>M

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=2><NOBR>Gerald McRaney - Never in the military, only played a Marine Officer on Major Dad
</NOBR>
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>N

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Chuck Norris - Never in the Marine Corps, he joined the Air Force

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>R

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=2><NOBR>Dan Rather - Never a Marine. He did attend boot camp, however, was unable to complete his training and graduate..
</NOBR>
</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Lou Rawls - Never in the Marine Corps, was in the Army

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top height=2>Paul Reubens (Pee-Wee) - Despite all the rumors, now where in any of his extensive interviews has he ever mentioned joining the Marines. So we are clasifying this is one big fat rumor. </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Burt Reynolds - Never served in the Military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Mr. Rogers - Never served in the Military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>S

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>George Bernard Shaw - Never served in the Military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Slash - From GNR - No record of him every serving in the Military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Dee Snider - No record of him ever serving in the Military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" bgColor=#bf0000 height=2>W

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Robert Wagner - Never served in the military

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Jack Webb - According to nndb.com he served in the Army from 1942-1945.

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width="100%" height=2>Chris Weinke - No record of him ever serving in the military

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jetdoc
07-07-07, 08:23 AM
Dave, the only two that were on the lists I provided AND your "not a Marine" list were, Dan Rather and Robert Wagner. I have provided several links that say both are Marines. In fact the one below has a bootcamp pic of Rather.

Have we stumbled upon something here, lol.

http://www.kidsthankavet.com/?path=famous

http://www.usmarinesbirthplace.com/Prominent-Marines.html

loumueller
07-07-07, 08:37 AM
Easy on the "Bugs" Bunnie part. Danjate1 oddly enough you are right. Just your spelling is off. I was in from 1960 to 1967 and of course went by "Bugs" Cpl. Bunnie L. Mueller DI loved it. Semper Fi all.

jetdoc
07-07-07, 08:50 AM
Hey Lou, getting Gunny in 7 years is pretty impressive. I know you were in during Vietnam but thats still pretty fast isn't it?

davblay
07-07-07, 09:51 AM
My resources are:

http://www.usmchangout.com/famousmarinerumors.htm

Thats what I am going by!

davblay
07-07-07, 09:57 AM
Dave, the only two that were on the lists I provided AND your "not a Marine" list were, Dan Rather and Robert Wagner. I have provided several links that say both are Marines. In fact the one below has a bootcamp pic of Rather.

Have we stumbled upon something here, lol.

http://www.kidsthankavet.com/?path=famous

http://www.usmarinesbirthplace.com/Prominent-Marines.html

If you read my post you saw that Dan Rather went to Boot Camp but never graduated! That picture was his Boot Camp photo! If you remember they took those pics well before graduation! Besides---there are no other pictures of him in uniform that i can find! Good post though!

davblay
07-07-07, 10:05 AM
I can't find anything to varify or deny service in Robert Wagoners Bio!

jetdoc
07-07-07, 10:40 AM
Dave, I think I remember that Rather didn't make it through bootcamp, good one. Do you know what got Rather kicked out?

I wonder if pro boxer Riddick Bowe made it to the photo phase, as he didn't make it either..and yes I agree on Robert Wagner, he is being a hard nut to crack for some reason....Lets see if we can clear up the Wagner thing.

Sgt Leprechaun
07-07-07, 06:14 PM
Rather didn't make it through Recruit Training. He has claimed in the past to be a Marine, a title he doesn't rate. B.G. Burkett, in his book "Stolen Valor", outed him on that. He's NOT a Marine.

Working on Robert Wagner, but I don't believe he's a Marine. Will let you know.

Sgt Leprechaun
07-07-07, 06:51 PM
Nothing I can find indicates Robert Wagner ever served in the military at all.

bearcat1252
07-07-07, 07:18 PM
:flag: :iwo: I am a Greatful man, having served.

jetdoc
07-07-07, 08:30 PM
Jason and Dave, I am still playing devils advocate on Robert Wagner...So far I have posted 3 sites that say he is a Marine:

http://www.usmarinesbirthplace.com/Prominent-Marines.html

http://www.kidsthankavet.com/?path=famous

http://www.answers.com/topic/list-of-famous-u-s-marines

I was going to give it up and leave it as is...some places list him, and some do not. I went to one final website, www.HQMC.net (http://www.HQMC.net) I'm not saying its an offical USMC site, but it is a Marine site....and yup, Robert Wagner is listed about 21 down on there, second page..check it out, lol.

http://www.hqmc.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=8&id=21&Itemid=31&order=date&limit=50&limitstart=50

davblay
07-08-07, 12:22 AM
&lt;table background=&quot;/images/layout/table_bg.jpg&quot; bgcolor=&quot;#ffffff&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;100%&quot; width=&quot;770&quot;&gt; &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr valign=&quot;top&quot;&gt;&lt;td width=&quot;100%&quot;&gt; Expert: Dan Rather...

davblay
07-08-07, 12:29 AM
Jetdoc, I will concede that there is no definative evidence for Robet Wagoner, however I am willing to concede his service in the Corps, based on the number of threads that say he is a Marine! I am sure it's there, some where, I just haven't found it yet.

Sepmer Fi Jetdoc, thank for giving me something to do for a while, this old cancer patient appreciates it!

jetdoc
07-08-07, 07:19 AM
Hey Dave, no problem brother...I know we both are looking out for the best interest of the Corps and just trying to clear it up...but I'm not 100% sure Robert Wagner, (the actor from the Austin Power movies and Hart to Hart), is the one that was in the USMC. It still doesn't feel quite right. I almost think it could be another actor, and older one, that is the Robert Wagner the websites are talking about?

Semper Fi Dave and whenever I can help you during your day just let me know brother.

loumueller
07-08-07, 07:58 AM
I spent 7 in the Corps and 20 with Army CID (Reserve) Retired unit 1st Sgt.

MillRatUSMC
07-08-07, 08:02 AM
http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-9688.html
My two centos on Robert Wagner, the actor.
In his youth, he attended several military academies for his education.
He did some acting in several Marine movies during or just after the war, where he played a Marine.
One being Halls of Montezuma, so some might assume that he had served in the Corps.
Maybe those early experiences in those mititary academies soured him on anything military.
There a Marine officer by the name of Robert Wagner, the link about, was something Ellie posted a few years back.
I think that Marine officer might be a General, but I'm not too sure.
I hope this clears things up on Robert Wagner, the actor.

jetdoc
07-08-07, 10:44 AM
Ricardo, you may have uncovered the mystery sir.

jetdoc
07-08-07, 10:46 AM
Lou, gotcha on being in the USMC for 7 years, IMHO making Gunny in 7 is pretty good.

LCPLE3
07-08-07, 11:32 AM
I did!:D <br />
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http://www.leatherneck.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49541&amp;page=2

jetdoc
07-08-07, 04:55 PM
Dave, just got around to reading the entire post about Rather..what a tool.

LCPLE3
07-09-07, 12:47 AM
Dave, just got around to reading the entire post about Rather..what a tool.


Look what I found...

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/lcple3/Dan20Rather.jpg

Dan Rathers bootcamp photo!

yellowwing
07-09-07, 02:24 AM
That still don't answer the allegations that he made it to Photogs but not the last mile.

jetdoc
07-09-07, 06:41 AM
Kenny, thanks but Rathers pic was posted in the www.kidsthankavet.com (http://www.kidsthankavet.com) links on this page and other pages in this thread.

As what yellowwing said, he didn't make it through bootcamp.

Dave Coup
07-09-07, 08:10 AM
Anyone can get a picture taken wearing Dress Blues. I've never seen a smiling recruit in a real Boot Camp Blues Pic. Sorry.

SF

Dave

LCPLE3
07-09-07, 12:34 PM
From what I have read is that he received a Medical Discharge from the Corps while still in bootcamp.

LCPLE3
07-09-07, 12:36 PM
Anyone can get a picture taken wearing Dress Blues. I've never seen a smiling recruit in a real Boot Camp Blues Pic. Sorry.

SF

Dave

Maybe he "knew" he was getting out soon.;)

jetdoc
07-12-07, 07:18 AM
Went to "snopes" to see If I could put this Robert Wagner thing to bed..no luck, however I did find some pretty cool snopes stuff on US Marines.

http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=former+us+marines&sp-a=00062d45-sp00000000&sp-advanced=1&sp-p=all&sp-w-control=1&sp-w=alike&sp-date-range=-1&sp-x=any&sp-c=100&sp-m=1&sp-s=0

Old Marine
07-12-07, 07:51 AM
The Everly Brothers were in the Marine Corps. 11th Marines, stationed at Camp Pendleton. Guys would ask them to sing in the barracks and they would get their instruments and do a few tunes. A couple of great guys.

jetdoc
07-21-07, 10:24 PM
Ok, I didn't see this name anywhere on this thread yet...how about Alvy Moore, aka Hank Kimball from "Green Acres". IMDB states he was in WWII and fought on Iwo Jima.

sparkie
07-25-07, 09:59 AM
I'm not scared of very much. I've been hit by lightning and been in the Marine Corps for four years.
Lee Trevino

jetdoc
07-25-07, 10:04 AM
Ahh yea, Lee, forgot about him.

sparkie
07-25-07, 10:27 AM
"It's a funny thing, but, as years go by, I think you appreciate more and more what a great thing it was to be a United States Marine... I am a U.S. Marine and I'll be one till I die."
- Ted Williams, Baseball Hall of Famer

sparkie
07-25-07, 11:01 AM
Better known as Bea Arther, served during WW11.

best known for 'Maude', and 'The Golden Girls'.

There Marine 84, Didn't want you to feel left out:thumbup:

rvillac2
07-26-07, 03:44 PM
How about a young one?
Josh Gracin was still on duty when trying out for American Idol.
Now he is a popular country music artist.

jetdoc
07-26-07, 04:06 PM
Yup...good one except for his style of music, lol.

SlingerDun
10-22-07, 04:40 PM
Don Imus in the Marine Corps Band.

I knew Steve McQueen was a tanker at Lejuene and had some AWOL problems but i also heard somewhere (maybe it was Johhny Carson or most likely, 3rd toilet from the left) that he stole a tank at Pendleton and was headed North on I-5 ???

bucksgted
10-22-07, 07:59 PM
"It's a funny thing, but, as years go by, I think you appreciate more and more what a great thing it was to be a United States Marine... I am a U.S. Marine and I'll be one till I die."
- Ted Williams, Baseball Hall of Famer
Aah, Sparkie, you'll still be a Marine - - just not sucking air any more!!LMAO

Scottyva
10-22-07, 11:44 PM
I have heard that Steve Mcqueen was in the Corps. And how can we forget the Splendid Splinter Ted Williams

Phantom Winger
10-23-07, 11:46 AM
Anyone can get a picture taken wearing Dress Blues. I've never seen a smiling recruit in a real Boot Camp Blues Pic. Sorry.

SF

Dave

There are plenty of boot camp yearbooks with pics of Marines smiling... you just have to go back about 50 years. My dad's pic had him grinning like Mr. Hollywood (PI 1954). He's one of the 1958 Marines who landed in Lebanon with the 1/8. I have another yearbook from that era (looking for his - found it on eBay) and even a couple of the DI's are grinning.

Fastforward to 1982 and things were a bit different. DI's explicitly told us they didn't want us screwing up they're books with silly grins.

Never did like Dan Rather...

S/F

lovdog
10-23-07, 11:54 AM
I believe that Jim Garner was a Marine also - didn't he fight in the Pacific on the island campaigns??

drumcorpssnare
10-23-07, 12:27 PM
Jim Lerher, from the McNeal-Lehrer News Hour (PBS) was allegedly at Iwo Jima. So was Eddie Albert (Green Acres)

drumcorpssnare:usmc:

vicbx2006
10-23-07, 01:08 PM
Actually I read an interview with Jim Lehrer where he says he didn't see any combat action. He was, however, a Marine Officer.

vicbx2006
10-23-07, 01:25 PM
The following is a transcript of the speech Jim Lehrer delivered at the dedication of the Marine Corps Museum.

Semper Fi

JIM LEHRER: Mr. President, generals, colonels, majors, captains, lieutenants, warrant officers, sergeants, corporals, privates, ladies and gentlemen.

We are the Marines. And in this museum, our story is told. It is a single, monumental story, made up of 231 years of many separate stories of heroism and courage, of dedication and sacrifice, of service to our country and to our corps, of honor and loyalty to each other in war and in peace; 231 years of professionalism and pride, of squared corners and squared-away lockers, perfect salutes and good haircuts, well-shined shoes, and eyes right, 231 years of Semper Fis and DIs.
First time I came to Quantico was 51 years ago. I came as an officer candidate, a PLC on the train from Washington, having just traveled from Texas on the first airplane ride of my life. On the orders of a drill instructor, a DI, I fell in at attention with 40 other candidates on the platform at the train station over at Quantico.
And the DI told us to answer up, "Here, sir!" when our name was called. And he got to mine, and he said, "Le-here-er-er." And, like some kind of idiot, I blurted out, "It's pronounced Lehrer, sir!"
There was silence, absolute silence. And then I heard the terrifying click, click, click of leather heels on the deck of that train station platform coming in my direction. And suddenly there he was, the DI, right in front of me, his face right up in mine. And I paraphrase and cleanse it up a bit, but he said, "Candidate, if I say your name is Little Bo Peep, your name is Little Bo Peep!"
"Do you hear me?" Oh, I heard him all right. And I think it was at that very moment that I really became a United States Marine.
I'm still one today, and I will remain one forever, as did my late father, and as is my older and only brother.


On being a Marine
I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines. My father served in the 1920s under the great Smedley Butler right here at Quantico. He saw combat in Haiti and came out a corporal. My brother and I were both 1950s Cold War Marines in the Third Marine Division in the Far East.
Since our corps was founded on this day in 1775, there have been more than 4 million men and women who have worn the uniform of a United States Marine. This museum is about all of them, including us three "Le-here-er-ers," and even the Little Bo Peeps. That's because this museum is about what it means to be a Marine, no matter the time, the length, place, rank, or nature of the service.
It's about the shared experience and the shared knowledge that comes from being a U.S. Marine, such as knowing that you are only as strong and as safe as the person on your right and on your left; that a well-trained and motivated human being can accomplish almost anything; that being pushed to do your very best is a godsend; that an order is an order, a duty is a duty, that responsibility goes down the chain of command, as well as up, as do loyalty and respect; that leadership can be taught, so can bearing, discipline and honor; that "follow me" really does mean "follow me"; and that that Semper Fidelis really does mean "always faithful"; and that the Marines hymn is so much more than just a song.
My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis. And I often find myself wishing everyone had a similar opportunity, to learn about shared dependence, loyalty, responsibility to and for others, about mutual respect and honor, and about the power of appealing to the best that's in us as human beings, not the worst.


People at the core
As a journalist, there has been one overriding effect of my Marine experience: While debates over sending Americans into harm's way are always about issues of foreign policy, geopolitics and sometimes even politics-politics, for me, they are also always about young lance corporals and second lieutenants and other very real people in all branches of the U.S. military, people with names, ranks, serial numbers, faces, families, and futures that may never be.
When Marines stand for or sing the Marines' hymn, as we will at the conclusion of this ceremony, it's never for ourselves personally. It's always for the Marines who went before us, with us, and after us, first and foremost for those who gave their lives, their health, their everything at places such as Tripoli, Belleau Wood, Haiti, Wake Island, Guadalcanal, Peleliu, Iwo Jima, Chosin, Inchon, Danang, Khe Sahn, Beirut, and Baghdad, Fallujah and Ramadi.
The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services. That's a first-to-fight, first-wave pattern that has pretty much held since the Revolutionary War, when 49 of the very first U.S. Marines of our country died in combat. Their mission was aboard ship; there are still Marines who serve at sea.
There are others who fly and maintain jets and helicopters, man the artillery, operate tanks and trucks, feed and supply the troops, compute and collate, train and inspect, march and make music, recruit, guard and escort, radio and communicate, patrol and snipe, as well as save tsunami, earthquake and other disaster victims around the world, collect toys at Christmastime for American kids in need, stage a marathon run through Washington, D.C., for charity, or do whatever else needs to be done, particularly if the need is for it to be done well and be done immediately.
We are the Marines. And in the language of the rifle range, we are always ready on the right, ready on the left, all ready on the firing line, whatever kind of firing is required, and wherever that line may be.

booksbenji
10-23-07, 02:07 PM
http://www.corpsstories.com/HackmanGene.htm
Sum links to get to the real truth on famous Marines:

http://www.diakonos.com/tun-tavern/famous.php3

http://www.usmchangout.com/famousmarines/

from HQMC.net:

http://www.hqmc.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=8&id=21&Itemid=31

http://www.angelfire.com/rant/military/2222/page7index.html



Mistaken Marines;
http://www.usmchangout.com/famousmarines/famousmarinerumors.htm


Are we CLEAR on who or was not a MARINE? :thumbup:

Camper51
10-23-07, 05:06 PM
I had the unfortunate luck to be stationed at Camp Lejeune in the same company (HQ Co, H&amp;S Bn) as Cpl. Leon Spinks. I worked in Data Processing and remember processing several unit diaries for this...

yellowwing
10-23-07, 05:39 PM
James Garner served in the Army during Korea and was wounded twice.

Echo_Four_Bravo
10-23-07, 06:16 PM
Benji, good links. But, one of them showing who wasn't a Marine lists Bernard Shaw- when the hqmc site says he was. Kind of odd.

booksbenji
10-24-07, 04:50 PM
:thumbup:

Sent an update 2 the hangout working on the others :thumbup:

hopefully i will have a response or 2:usmc:

capmarine
10-24-07, 10:07 PM
Everly brothers
warren oates
bo sevenson(heartbreak ridge)
christopher george(chisum w/john wayne)
ken norton,i know one of his DI's

Eric Hood
11-02-07, 11:22 AM
Was'nt newsman Bernie Shaw a Marine?

sgtofrifleman
11-02-07, 11:51 AM
I hate to bad mouth a brother, but that idiot John P. Murtha.

vmfn513
11-02-07, 12:43 PM
How about Barney Ross for yor list?
Barney was a light- weight Boxing world Champion. Was a MARINE on Gaudalcanal , was awarded a Silver Star for heroism, and was badly wounded and spent time in the Hospital, became addicted to Morphine. Beat the addiction and became a super worker in the drug rehab program.
Lets not forget him! I was a boy when he won the title and I followed his fight during the Forties against drugs(Morphine)
SEMPER FI!!
513

candidate
11-05-07, 12:54 AM
Gentlemen- Not sure I rate to be in this thread, but you all have missed an important famous Marine.


Billy Mills is the first American to win the Olympic 10k Gold.

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

SlingerDun
11-11-07, 03:24 PM
http://images.chips-tv.com/redir.cgi/Gallery/PonchJon/Jon.jpgWears the badge??? This former Marine usually looked pretty squared away

SlingerDun
11-11-07, 03:31 PM
http://www.celebritynooz.com/watn/images/larrywilcox-then.jpg

DanTheMan
12-20-07, 08:57 AM
I also heard George Jones one of country music's biggest stars is a former Marine.

SlingerDun
12-21-07, 10:49 PM
Actor, Rancher, former Marine and Farrier. A great American for sure.

bigdog43701
12-22-07, 06:51 AM
just 2 comments:

1. Jim LERHER will forever be known as "Little Bo Peep"

and Camper51...i too had the misfortune of knowing Leon SPINKS. went to 1/2 (H&S Co, 81's Plt) after getting back from Nam and took over a squad. one of my squad members was leon...he was a total F*ckup. within 2 weeks went to Ptl commander and had leon transferred out to Area 2 gym. felt he was a toal waste. Mike on the other had (in line company with 1/2) was a dirrefant story. Mike was a good Marine.

bigdog43701
12-22-07, 06:52 AM
sorry about that should read "differant".