To A Great Man "BOB HOPE" Christmas Show

[42rocker]

To A Great Man "BOB HOPE" Christmas Show

Just got this link from email friends. Think of all of the men and women that the Great Bob Hope reached every year. I have to wonder how many of you folks or your dad's or mom's were in the audience of one of his USO tours. Anyone???
Listening of how he made a special unplanned stop to visit a group of Marines that the following day would be storming a beach head. If I heard right 60% or 9,000 did not see the following Christmas. He and many others GAVE to help out and help some to reach home for a day. With Christmas coming up take a look at a short video about Bob Hope....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-HeE...layer_embedded

Have a Merry Christmas.....

Later 42rocker

[Blanksguy]

Bob-Hope was one great man.

I spent three tours in "sunny" SE-Asia but never got a chance to see one of his shows as I was out in the field.
If I remember correctly, after he started his USO Shows during WWII, he never spent a Christmas at home until he retired from show-business.....spending every Christmas with our "Service-Members" overseas.
I believe that "Congress" also gave him recognition for his service to our Nation/"Service-Members".

Regards, RichardS in MI.
US Army, Retired
RVN 1969,'70,'71,'72
Cambodia 1970

[Bil]

Yes,truly a servicemans friend. He also wasn't afraid to be near the front,and always brought a bunch of beautiful women. ---bil

[Dan@AngolaArmory]

Tim, can you repost that link? When I went to it youtube reported "a malformed video". The show in question may be the one held at Pavuvu before the Marines invaded Peleliu "The Unecessary Island.

[42rocker]

Link used to work.... Trying again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-HeETwJ ... r_embedded

So far not one person on mg42 or 1919 has said that they or their parents got to see a show in person....

Later 42rocker

[42rocker]

Well that link just worked. It's also on 1919 website.

Later 42rocker

[42rocker]

Another pic of Bob Hope that was sent to me..

bobhope.jpg

Later 42rocker

[42rocker]

Dan
You were right on the island, Pelilu. There is a post on utube following in which someone states his father was one of the Marines that made it home.

God Bless them all.

Later 42rocker

[Gulfstream4]

My father made 3 landings in the Pacific. He never forgot the day he saw Bob Hope before his first.
Thanks for the memories.