[Milsurplus] Mr. Rogers?

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At 10:13 AM 05/20/2003, David L. Stinson wrote:
>I'm sure most of you have seen the "Captain Kangroo is really
>Iwo Jima Hero" story that goes around the net.
>
>This is now being tagged on the end:
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>On another note, there was this wimpy little man
>(who just passed away) on PBS, gentle and quiet.
>Mr.  Rogers is another one 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 sleeve sweater to cover the many tattoo's
>  on his forearm and biceps.
>  A master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat,
>able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat.
>   He hid that away and won our hearts
>with his quiet wit and charm.

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He did all that while initiating and hosting his kids
programs on WQED Pittsburg continuously since 1954?

Whatta MAN!       :-)   :-)   :-)


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