Hollywood Stars - Veteran Patriots

Dolly Howard | November 11, 2005 | DollyCali

[DollyCali]

There you go.. I just came in .. go to my pings & you make me cry!!!1

Thanks Jack... you seem to so easily have thoughts emit from your soul & so freely share with use. I join the others in expressing appreciation for the time & labor of love that your talent is.

God Bless!

[Coleus]

nice thread

[Kathy in Alaska]

Powerful words, Jack, and oh so true.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank you so very much for your poem! Kudos!

[DollyCali]

Thank you Coleus.. thanks for visiting (nice screenname!..love the annual flower, if that is where it is from)

[Jhensy]

Others who served, to various degrees:

Don Adams
James Arness
Gene Autry
Tony Bennett
MacDonald Carey
Art Carney
Johnny Carson
James Carville (ugh)
Johnny Cash
Mike Connors
Ossie Davis (WWII vet, ugh)
Mike Farrell (ugh)
Henry Fonda
Glenn Ford
Gene Hackman
George Jones
James Earl Jones
Harvey Keitel
Kris Kristofferson
John Laroquette
Gary Lewis
G. Gordon Liddy
Ed McMahon
Jay North
Hugh O'Brian
Clarence Page
George Peppard
Elvis Presley (how could we forget!)
Pernell Roberts
Will Rogers
Pat Sajak
Gene Siskel (!)
McLean Stevenson
Oliver Stone (ugh)
Dave Thomas
Adam West
Montel Williams

Speaking of Siskel, current NY Post film critic Kyle Smith was a lieutenant in the Gulf War. He absolutely tore "Jarhead" a new one in his review.

[Redleg Duke]

Not to my knowledge about the reunions. He just said that he met him on Guam, but that was all.

[DollyCali]

Is your dad still living? I have a million/zillion questions I would ask mine if he were still living.. so what do I do? Ignore asking impt/pertinent questions of my mom WHO IS STILL LIVING... sigh.. hope your weekend was good RLD.. and all is going well with the Mrs. & your great son! Overwhelmed here as usual.

[DollyCali]

great list . Thank you. I have been busy in photo editing & lost tract of time, pings, my mother (invalid I caregive), eating... such is life. appreciate your contributions!

[DollyCali]

HAPPY
BIRTHDAY
PHIL POTTER

Born, March 28, 1941

With wife and BESTEST Friend Karen

With Karen & DollyCali

Dear Phil,

You look 20 years younger

You ACT 50 years younger
NO, make that 60 years younger!

You are loved by SOOOOOOOOOO many

And Respected by SOOOOOOOOOO many more.

Have a great day & wonderful year Friend

Much love,
Dolly

[luvie]

PARTY HEARTY
PHIL POTTER

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! May it be the best one ever

[Badray]

Happy Birthday, Phil.

My son's birthday is today also.

[RockinRight]

Happy Birthday Phil!

[tuliptree76]

Happy Birthday, Phil!

[91B]

James "Scotty" Doohan was in the Canadian Army during WWII.

[DollyCali]

I didn't know that! AT least he was on the RIGHT side!

[tuliptree76]

[DollyCali]

Hey there Ray.. happy birthday to your son! If he turns out half as smart, nice & handsome as Phil, you will be one proud dad (and I am sure you are very proud already)

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Wishing you a very........

Phil Potter!!!!

May all your wishes come true.

[Jonah Hex]

Don't forget Jackie Coogan, who served as a glider pilot (a very dangerous job) in WWII! (Co-starred with Charlie Chaplain in The Kid as a child star, then created Uncle Festus in The Addams Family.)

From Wikipedia:

Coogan enlisted in the US Army March 1941. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, he requested a transfer to US Army Air Corps as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. After graduating from glider school, he was made a Flight Officer and he volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group. In December 1943, the unit was sent to India. He flew British troops, the Chindits, under General Orde Wingate on 5 March 1944, landing them at night in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines in the Burma campaign.

There's an exhibit in the Air Force Museum about Coogan with a few pictures of him in Rangoon.