From 3/4/1959 to 11/2/1975 is: 6087 days
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Taylor Momsen
Date of Birth: 26 July 1993
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) .... Cindy Lou Who
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Julie Moore
Hansel & Gretel (2002) .... Gretel
http://www.navysite.de/ffg/FFG50.HTM
USS Taylor (FFG 50)
Commissioned: December 1, 1984
http://www.navysite.de/dd/ddg92.htm
USS Momsen (DDG 92)
Commissioned: August 28, 2004
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: Rise Above Fri, 3/3/06 3:22 PM
This was a pleasant surprise. I was disappointed though when I first saw them that they were preparing to leave. I think this is the one at the link below. I love these ships. Who needs a parade when you can watch a U.S. Navy warship getting underway? If I could choose any ship I wanted for a personal yacht, it would be a Burke-class destroyer.
http://www.momsen.navy.mil/
JOURNAL ARCHIVE: "The Great White Whale"
Thu, 3/2/06 12:29 PM
[I went down to lunch here in the shelter and I picked up a cup for some milk. I reached around another person and without looking at it, picked up the cup and went to sit down. I turned the cup around and on it was printed "Canberrra World Cruise 1988" with an emblem on it of their travels through the Pacific and approaching the Persian Gulf. I looked it up here on the internet, thinking of how it seemed a Lost-esque messages in a bottle.]
http://www.sscanberra.com/index.htm
Canberra started her illustrious career in 1961, taking emigrants to a new life in Australia, but as global transportation and travel habits evolved, so did Canberra. In the early 1970's she was almost scrapped. The need for passenger liners diminished as both air travel and oil prices increased. A last minute reprieve saw the ship transferred to the growing cruising market. She never looked back.
In 1982 Canberra became an national heroine as she transported British troops into the war zone of the Falkland Islands. After the conflict, "The Great White Whale" as she had become known, returned home to a fantastic welcome in Southampton. After this, her popularity reached new heights and she became the country's favourite ship.
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Memorable quotes for
Red Dawn (1984)
The Colonel: All that hate's gonna burn you up, kid.
Robert: It keeps me warm.
I was 33 years, 33 weeks, old when this book released.
From 3/3/1959 to 10/20/1992 is: 33 years, 33 weeks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Were_Soldiers_Once_..._And_Young
Released October 20, 1992
We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young is a 1992 book by Lt. Gen. Harold G. Moore (Ret.) and war journalist Joseph L. Galloway about the Vietnam War. It focuses on the role of the First and Second Battalions of the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Battle of Ia Drang. This battle was the first large-unit battle of the Vietnam War; previous conflicts involved small units and patrols (squad, platoon, and company sized units).
Friday, 3/1/2002
Sunday, 3/3/2002
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We Were Soldiers (2002)
Release Date: 1 March 2002 (USA)
Plot Outline: The story of the first major battle of the American phase of the Vietnam War and the soldiers on both sides that fought it.
I have been pondering Greg Kinnear's role as a helicopter pilot in that movie since I first watched the movie. That might have been my actual role in that battle. I might have been flying in the helicopter as co-pilot with Major Crandall.
From 3/3/1959 to 11/14/1965 is: 2448 days
From 6/17/1963 to 11/14/1965 is: 881 days
881 / 2448 = 0.359
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Greg Kinnear
Date of Birth: 17 June 1963
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Maj. Bruce 'Snake' Crandall
It seems hard to imagine that I was flying a helicopter for U.S. forces in combat during this battle because I was not even quite 7 years old back on 11/14/1965. But if I have this all figured out correctly, I had won at least 2 gold medals in the Olympics almost 2 years earlier, so I must have had very good reflexes and capabilities. I recognize the date 5/1/1967 as when I first flew a fighter jet by myself and it would seem I could fly helicopters before that.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle of the Vietnam War between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZ's) northwest of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam. The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. "Ia" means "river" in the local Montagnard language.
Representing the American forces were elements of the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry, the 2nd Battalion 7th Cavalry, and the 1st Battalion 5th Cavalry of the United States Army. The communist forces included the 33rd, 66th, and 320th Regiments of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as well National Liberation Front (NLF) of the H15 Battalion.
The battle is the subject of the critically acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once ... And Young by Harold (Hal) Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In 2002, screenwriter Randall Wallace depicted the first part of the battle in the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson.
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Bruce Willis
Date of Birth: 19 March 1955
Armageddon (1998/I) .... Harry S. Stamper
Unbreakable (2000) .... David Dunn
Tears of the Sun (2003) .... Lieutenant A.K. Waters
The Astronaut Farmer (2006) (uncredited) .... Col. Doug Masterson
From 1/3/1956 to 3/3/1959 is: 3 years, 59 days
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Mel Gibson
Date of Birth: 3 January 1956
"The Sullivans" (1976) TV Series .... Ray Henderson
Mad Max (1979) .... 'Mad' Max Rockatansky
Gallipoli (1981) .... Frank Dunne
Mad Max 2 (1981) .... 'Mad' Max Rockatansky/The Road Warrior
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) .... 'Mad' Max Rockatansky
Lethal Weapon (1987) .... Sergeant Martin Riggs
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) .... Martin Riggs
Air America (1990) .... Gene Ryack
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) .... Martin Riggs
Conspiracy Theory (1997) .... Jerry Fletcher
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) .... Martin Riggs
What Women Want (2000) .... Nick Marshall
We Were Soldiers (2002) .... Lt. Col. Hal Moore
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"The Sullivans" (1976)
TV-Series 1976-1983
Release Date: 15 November 1976 (Australia)
User Comments: How an Australian family might've lived during World War II
Mel Gibson ... Ray Henderson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sullivan_brothers
The Sullivan brothers were five siblings who all died during the same incident in World War II, the sinking of the light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52), the vessel on which they all served.
The Sullivans were natives of Waterloo, Iowa. They were:
George Thomas Sullivan, 27, Gunner's Mate Second Class
Francis "Frank" Henry Sullivan, 25, Coxswain
Joseph "Joe" Eugene Sullivan, 23, Seaman Second Class
Madison "Matt" Abel Sullivan, 22, Seaman Second Class
Albert "Al" Leo Sullivan, 19, Seaman Second Class
As a direct result of the Sullivans' deaths, the U.S. War Department adopted the Sole Survivor Policy.
The Navy named two destroyers The Sullivans to honor the brothers: The Sullivans (DDG-68) and The Sullivans (DD-537). These were the first American navy ships ever to be named after more than one person. The motto for both ships was the very motto of the Sullivan brothers, "We stick together."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lofton_Henderson
Lofton R. Henderson (b. 24 May 1903, Lorain, Ohio – 4 June 1942) was a naval aviator in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. He was the commanding officer of VMSB-241 at the Battle of Midway and is recognized as the first Marine aviator to die during that battle while leading his squadron to attack the Japanese carrier forces.
Navy Cross citation
HENDERSON, LOFTON R.
Major, U.S. Marine Corps
Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron 241 (VMSB-241), Marine Air Group 22 (MAG-22), Naval Air Station, Midway
Date of Action: June 4, 1942
Citation:
The Navy Cross is presented to Lofton R. Henderson, Major, U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism as Squadron Commander of Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE (VMSB- 241), during action against enemy Japanese forces in the Battle of Midway on June 4, 1942. With utter disregard for his own personal safety, Major Henderson, with keen judgment and courageous aggressiveness in the face of strong enemy fighter opposition, led his squadron in an attack which contributed materially to the defeat of the enemy. He was subsequently reported as missing it action. It is believed he gallantly gave up his life in the service of his country.
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Tom Hanks
Date of Birth: 9 July 1956
Volunteers (1985) .... Lawrence Whatley Bourne III
Every Time We Say Goodbye (1986) .... David Bradley
Dragnet (1987) .... Pep Streebeck
Apollo 13 (1995) .... Jim Lovell
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Captain John H. Miller
Cast Away (2000) .... Chuck Noland
"Band of Brothers" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... British officer
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) (voice) .... Narrator
The Da Vinci Code (2006) .... Dr. Robert Langdon
Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (post-production) .... Charlie Wilson
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George Clooney
Date of Birth: 6 May 1961
"ER" .... Dr. Doug Ross (108 episodes, 1994-2000)
The Peacemaker (1997) .... Lt. Col. Thomas Devoe
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) .... Everett
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) .... Fred Friendly
Syriana (2005) .... Bob Barnes
