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Jun 11, 2017 14:08:02   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
Today in 1979, John Wayne lost his ten year battle with cancer.

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Jun 11, 2017 14:45:13   #
PaulPisces Loc: San Francisco
 
Loki wrote:
Today in 1979, John Wayne lost his ten year battle with cancer.


Thanks for sharing, Loki.
From what I know about The Duke, he was an incredibly good man, even if he was a Republican.

An interesting note: He spoke fluent Spanish, and ll three of his wives were of Hispanic descent.

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Jun 11, 2017 14:54:22   #
Loki Loc: Georgia
 
PaulPisces wrote:
Thanks for sharing, Loki.
From what I know about The Duke, he was an incredibly good man, even if he was a Republican.

An interesting note: He spoke fluent Spanish, and ll three of his wives were of Hispanic descent.


He tried repeatedly to enlist in WWII, and was threatened with a lawsuit by Columbia pictures if he did so. Due to his age and some injuries sustained as a football player and while doing some of his own stunts, he might not have been accepted anyway.

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Jun 12, 2017 11:47:24   #
Mike Easterday
 
He was also given a gold medal from congress when he was 72

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