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[Terry Varner]

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Lee Marvin is buried in Arlington Cemetery - WHY??
Some have been a bit offended that Lee Marvin is
buried in a grove with 3
and 4 star generals at Arlington.
>
> His marker gives his name, rank (PVT) and service
(USMC). Nothing else.
Here
> is a guy who was only a famous movie star who served
his time, why the
heck
> does he rate burial with these guys?
>
> Well, following is the amazing answer:
>
> I always liked Lee Marvin, but did not know the
extent of his Corps
> experiences. In a time when many Hollywood stars
served their country in
the
> armed forces, often in rear-echelon posts where they
were carefully
> protected, only to be trotted out to perform for the
cameras in war bond
> promotions, Lee Marvin was a genuine hero.
>
> He won the Navy Cross at Iwo Jima.
>
> There is only one higher award...the Medal Of Honor.
>
> If that is a surprising comment on the true
character of the man, he
credits
> his sergeant with an even greater show of bravery.
>
> Dialog From The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson ...
> (His guest was Lee Marvin.)
>
> Johnny said, "Lee, I'll bet a lot of people are
unaware that you were a
> Marine in the initial landing at Iwo Jima ... and
that during the course
of
> that action you earned the Navy Cross and were
severely wounded."
>
> And you know how Lee was ... "Yeah, yeah ... I got
shot square in the ass
> and they gave me the cross for securing a hot spot
about halfway up
> Suribachi ... bad thing about getting shot up on a
mountain is guys
gettin'
> shot hauling you down. But Johnny, at Iwo I served
under the bravest man I
> ever knew ... We both got the Cross the same day but
what he did for his
> Cross made mine look cheap in comparison. The dumb
bastard actually stood
up
> on Red beach and directed his troops to move forward
and get the hell off
> the beach. That Sergeant and I have been lifelong
friends.
>
> "When they brought me off Suribachi we passed the
Sergeant and he lit a
> smoke and passed it to me lying on my belly on the
litter ... 'Where'd
they
> get you Lee?'... 'Well Bob ... if you make it home
before me, tell Mom to
> sell the outhouse.'.....Johnny, I'm not lying ...
Sergeant Keeshan was the
> bravest man I ever Knew ...
>
> Bob Keeshan ... You and the world know him as
Captain Kangaroo."
Terry Varner
Life is like a Ferrari, it goes by too damn fast. But thats OK we can't afford
it any way.

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