Pfc. Mickey Rooney imitates some Hollywood actors for an audience of infantrymen of the 44th Division on April 13, 1945. Rooney, a star himself, was a member of a three-man unit making a jeep trip to entertain the troops. The fact that so many Hollywood stars enlisted is evidence of the fervor that swept the United States during World War II. Americans wanted to serve and protect their country.
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The other night on "War Stories" with Oliver North, I watched 'Hollywood Goes To War' and some of our greatest actors were also some of our great warriors. Jimmy Stewart, Tony Curtis, the list goes on.
How different today. In thirty years ... what a loss for our boys, for all of us.
And to me, a loss for Hollywood. The big screen isn't what it used to be either.
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