In contrast to the ideals, opinions and feelings of today's "Hollyweirdos,"
the real actors of yester-year loved the United States.  They had both
class and integrity. With the advent of World War II many of our actors went to
fight rather than stand and rant against this country we all love. They gave up
their wealth, position and fame to become service men &women, many as simple
"enlisted men".

This page lists but a few, but from this group of only 18
men came over 70 medals in honor of their valor, spanning from Bronze Stars,
Silver Stars, Distinguish Service Cross', Purple Hearts and one Congressional
Medal of Honor. So remember; while the "Entertainers of
2006" have been in all of the news media lately I would like to remind the
people of what the entertainers of 1943 were doing, (64 years ago).

Most
of these brave men have since passed on.

"Real Hollywood
Heroes"
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Alec
Guinness (Star Wars) operated a British Royal Navy landing craft on
D-Day.

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James Doohan ("Scotty" on Star Trek) landed in Normandy with the
U. S. Army on D-Day.

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Donald Pleasance (The Great Escape) really was an R. A. F. pilot
who was shot down, held prisoner and tortured by the Germans.

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David Niven was a Sandhurst graduate and Lt. Colonel of the
British Commandos in Normandy.

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James Stewart Entered the Army
Air Force as a private and worked his way to the rank of Colonel. During World
War II, Stewart served as a bomber pilot, his service record crediting him with
leading more than 20 missions over Germany, and taking part in hundreds of air
strikes during his tour of duty. Stewart earned the Air
Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, France's Croix de Guerre,and 7 Battle
Stars during World War II. In peace time, Stewart continued to be an active
member of the Air Force as a reservist, reaching the rank of Brigadier General
before retiring in the late 1950s.

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Clark Gable (Mega-Movie Star when
war broke out) Although he was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered
WW II, Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the A A F on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los
Angeles. He attended the Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach, Fla. and
graduated as a second lieutenant on Oct. 28, 1942  He then attended aerial
gunnery school and in Feb. 1943 he was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at
Polebrook where he flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s. Capt. Gable returned
to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun.
12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over-age for combat.

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Charlton Heston was an Army Air Corps Sergeant in
Kodiak.

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Ernest Borgnine was a U. S. Navy Gunners Mate
1935-1945.

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Charles Durning was a U. S. Army Ranger at Normandy earning a
Silver Star and awarded the Purple Heart.

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Charles Bronson was a tail gunner in the Army Air Corps, more
specifically on B-29's in the 20th Air Force out of Guam, Tinian, and
Saipan

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George C. Scott was a decorated U.S.Marine.

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Eddie Albert (Green Acres TV) was awarded a Bronze Star for his
heroic action as a U. S. Naval officer aiding Marines at the horrific battle on
the island of Tarawa in the Pacific Nov. 1943.

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Brian Keith served as a U.S.Marine rear gunner in several actions
against the Japanese on Rabal in the Pacific.

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Lee Marvin was a U.SMarine on Saipan during the Marianas campaign
where he was wounded earning the Purple Heart.

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John Russell: In 1942, he enlisted in the Marine Corps where he
received a battlefield commission and was wounded and highly decorated for valor
at Guadalcanal.

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Robert Ryan was a U. S.Marine who served with the O. S. S. in
Yugoslavia.

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Tyrone Power (an established movie star when Pearl Harbor was
bombed) joined the U.S. Marines, was a pilot flying supplies into, and wounded
Marines out of, Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

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Audie Murphy, little 5'5" tall 110 pound guy from Texas who
played cowboy parts: 

Most Decorated serviceman of
WWII and earned:

Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross

2 Silver Star Medals
Legion of Merit
2 Bronze Star Medals
with "V"
2 Purple Hearts
U.S Army Outstanding Civilian Service
Medal
Good Conduct Medal
2 Distinguished Unit
Emblems
American Campaign Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal with One Silver Star
Four Bronze Service Stars
(representing nine campaigns) and one Bronze Arrowhead (representing assault
landing at Sicily and Southern France)
World War II Victory Medal Army
of Occupation Medal with Germany Clasp
Armed Forces Reserve
Medal
Combat Infantry Badge
Marksman Badge with Rifle
Bar
Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar
French Fourragere in Colors of
the Croix de Guerre
French Legion of Honor
Grade of
Chevalier
French Croix de Guerre With Silver Star
French Croix de
Guerre with Palm
Medal of Liberated France
Belgian Croix de Guerre
1940 Palm.

So how do you feel the real heroes of the silver screen acted
when compared to the hollyweirdos today who spray out anti-American drivel as
they bite the hand that feeds them?


Can you imagine these stars of
yester-year saying they hate our flag, making anti-war speeches, marching in
anti-American parades and saying they hate our president?