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Sad News--Captain Kangaroo Dead at 76
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by rrnut282</i> <br /><br />I remember watching the Captain, too. I also remember James Coburn? telling an amazing story about what he did during WW II while under fire. He will be missed. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />supposedly it's Lee Marvin telling Johnny Carson how he got his Bronze Star Medal as a Marine on Iwo Jima in World War II. He said that Bob Keeshan was his platoon sergeant. <br /> <br />According to the news article today, Bob Keeshan joined the Marines in 1945, which would have been after Iwo Jima, and if he had served on Iwo Jima, he wouldn't have had time to make sergeant. In fact, the article didn't even mention whether he had seen combat or not. My guess is that he did not. <br /> <br />As a child of 5, I can remember the Captain vividly. I remember the theme song and how he carried his keyring into the Treasure House, jingling the keys in time to the music. When he'd hang his keys on the hook on the front of the counter, the music would stop.
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