Rams
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https://biggeekdad.com/2011/02/bob-hope-christmas/Can't tell you how much this man has meant to me and others who have served. Rams
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2018, 03:20:19 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2018, 05:49:43 PM » |
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A man who deserves a statue and our respect
I remember a line he always said when hosting the academy awards
many times, or as he calls it at his house Pass over (he never won)
A real american hero in his own way
Thank you for the post
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« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2018, 06:28:14 PM » |
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Way before I knew of his troop support he made me laugh. Many, many times.
I can't imagine how each individual serviceman felt when Hope walked out on stage.
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« Reply #5 on: December 24, 2018, 07:15:13 PM » |
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Bob Hope-one of if Not the best troop entertainer.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2018, 05:41:49 AM » |
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Thanks Rams for the memories. I was lucky enough to see him and his show in Viet Nam, We just got in a day or two before from a 40 day stint in the jungle. He gave us so much hope and did it in style. Great memories, thanks again. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2018, 06:43:58 AM » |
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A great American, A great entertainer. I was too young for Vietnam (thank God), but I remember watching his Christmas specials on TV. Mr. Hope made me proud to be an American.
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« Reply #8 on: December 25, 2018, 07:16:17 AM » |
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Thank you for posting that, he gave so much happiness to so many. No saint by any means but a man who had a gift and a heart for people, who used what he had for the betterment of others. |
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« Reply #9 on: December 25, 2018, 07:51:52 AM » |
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Thanks to Bob Hope for his support of the troops. He came to both air bases I was stationed at in Thailand. But I wasn't qualified to see him thanks to the a-hole lifers. Of course they did but I was assigned busy work / duty instead. So his entertainment was a negative for me - a reminder of how much I hated the service. You had to kiss the right ass to get such priviliges on my tours.
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