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Gary Paulsen

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Guys,
Don't forget Byron "Whizzer" White was a great athelete too. Found this and it is good reading Gary
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1135166/index.htm


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Garth;
in Rush Limbaugh speak DITTO Drew and Gary.
TED


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Yes, Ted, Drew and Gary get a BIG thank you from me.

White played pro-football and pro-baseball? WOW! I never knew that. Heck, I never knew that people like Charles Turnning, Mel Brooks, Dale Robertson and Tom Posting actually fought in the war.

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STUPID me.

It was Charles Durnin ..............

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STUPID me.

It was Charles Durnin ..............



...and Tom Poston...


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Dick

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For those interested in other PT personnel trivia, please see the "WELL KOWN VETERANS of PT BOAT SERVICE": in the "Trivia Section" on this website:

http://www.ptboats.org/20-12-05-trivia-001.html#anchor12-10




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TGConnelly

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Yes Mr. Ross, ... I misspelled Poston too .......... I am sorry ...

But, of late (this past week?) I have been dealing with a manic-depressive brother who now has a heart problem who's my primary care-giver who needs surgery ...

So, my mind has been otherwise engaged with more important matters than actor's name.

So, I apologize for misspelling Mr. Durnin's and Mr. Poston's names ........

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Something about Mr. Brooks was that he dug up mines and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and my uncle fought in that battle too.

I did not know that Mr. Durnin was captured by the Germans after he was in the first wave on D-Day.

My respect for both men skyrocketed after I learned that.

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Garth,

You're NOT stupid...but...it was Charles Durning, not "Durnin."


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Thanks Drew ..........

I remember him in THE FINAL COUNTDOWN and THE BEST LIL' WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS.


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