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September 3, 2006

Profiles in Countermoonbattery: Glenn Ford

You wouldn't know it to read the MSM obituaries of Glenn Ford, who regrettably died last Thursday, but Ford was more than a great actor. He was a great patriot. From NewsMax.com:

At the beginning of World War II Glenn served in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. In 1942 he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. As a Marine he helped build safe houses in occupied France for those hiding from the Nazis and was among the first Americans to enter the infamous Dachau concentration camp at war’s end. He went on to serve in the Navy and at war's end he was commissioned a Commander in the Naval Reserves.

Committed to service in the armed forces, Ford also served two tours of duty in Vietnam with the Third Marine Amphibious Force in 1966-1968. He once went on a jungle mission with a Special Forces Team during the Vietnam War. Ford was the only actor to have served with both the Green Berets and the French Foreign Legion and his military record is well recognized in both the United States and France as a highly decorated veteran.

Among his numerous medals and commendations are the Medal of Honor presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the Medaille de la France Libre for the liberation of France; two commendation medals from the U.S. Navy; and the Vietnamese Legion of Merit. He received the rank of Captain with the U.S. Naval Reserves in 1968; retiring in 1977.

Also in entertainment news, director Oliver Stone is whining that movies aren't sufficiently hostile to the military. Hollywood has come a long way from Glenn Ford — unfortunately in the wrong direction.

On a tip from Wiggins.

Posted by Van Helsing at September 3, 2006 12:00 PM

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