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Charles Durning.....who knew?

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:18 pm
by DrDonkeyLove
Died Christmas Eve
He was among the first wave of U.S. soldiers to land at Normandy during the D-Day invasion and the only member of his Army unit to survive. He killed several Germans and was wounded in the leg. Later he was bayoneted by a young German soldier whom he killed with a rock. He was captured in the Battle of the Bulge and survived a massacre of prisoners.

In later years, he refused to discuss the military service for which he was awarded the Silver Star and three Purple Hearts.

"Too many bad memories," he told an interviewer in 1997. "I don't want you to see me crying."
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Re: Charles Durning.....who knew?

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 5:50 pm
by Cayenne
Thanks for posting Dr. D.L. Wow ! What a man. What a hero. Deepest respect to him and his memory ! Makes me overlook his falling for Dustin Hoffman in drag in Tootsie.

Re: Charles Durning.....who knew?

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 6:51 pm
by Andy83
He was my hero in Odd Couple and I always wanted to grow up just like that. And I pretty much did.

Re: Charles Durning.....who knew?

Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2012 11:07 pm
by vern
Shit, I just heard here his time was up.

RIP Charles.

Fuck Tootsie, Hudsucker Proxy for the win!

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