RIP Whistler!
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Kris Kristofferson died yesterday at 88.

A surprising number of folks don't know that as a young man, he was an Army officer, a helicopter pilot, and a graduate of Ranger School.

He understood patriotism and service, which is why it pissed him off when fake patriots co-opted…

— Charlotte Clymer ���� (@cmclymer) September 29, 2024

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RIP Kris.
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He is one of my all time favorites. I had no idea he ever was in the military, RIP. 😢

He is a former United States Army Rangers captain. He graduated Airborne School, Ranger School, and flight school, served in Germany, and volunteered for Vietnam as a helicopter pilot, but instead was offered a professor of English Literature position at USMA West Point.
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A good one RIP
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Play the highwaymen.
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One of the original outlaw country artists, and an excellent actor in his own right... a true artist, RIP Kris
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Helluva group.
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Just seeing this now. A great American songwriter RIP.
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That tweet is well worth the whole read.


RIP
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RIP Highwaymen legend...


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He was an amazing man. A little known fact he was a Rhodes Scholar and attended Oxford. He also volunteered for active duty in Vietnam as a helicopter pilot when he graduated from Westpoint. The Army made him a helicopter instructor instead. Absolutly one of the greatest Folk and Country songwriters this country has produced. We lost a good one.
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Hat tip.

Dude was a fucking legend.
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RIP to Marvin "Shake" Tiller. Co-star of the greatest football movie ever made.



Just occurred to me that Burt Reynolds starred in the TWO greatest football movies ever made.

1. Semi-Tough
2. The Longest Yard
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