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Bushmaster
07-28-2003, 10:35 AM
This was a man that loved the military. He did his service by entertaining troops all over the world, through many different generations and wars. He took the time too visit forces in WWII, Korea, Vietnam, and the Gulf, god bless him and his family.
millhouse
07-28-2003, 10:57 AM
RIP Bob. :(
Trigger
07-28-2003, 11:49 AM
They don't make 'em like him anymore. :(
God bless you, Bob.
usa320
07-28-2003, 12:12 PM
RIP Bob Hope.

He was among the greatest entertainers of our time.
He219
07-28-2003, 01:15 PM
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RIP Bob Hope. 100 years of entertaining. Thank you!
budanski
07-28-2003, 02:56 PM
Another great Briton passes on ... Rest in Peace.
XASA
07-28-2003, 04:02 PM
The man was funny! Thanks for the memories Mr. Hope. Also, where else but America could someone rise from poverty to great wealth entertaining people.
budanski
07-28-2003, 05:41 PM
Department of Defense Statement on the Death of Bob Hope (http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=8742)
Special release from the U.S. Department of Defense

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Today, we mourn the loss of a true American patriot. The first and only American ever to be made an honorary Veteran of America's Armed Forces, Bob Hope holds a
special place in the national security pantheon. He called the troops his "best friends," and he made it his mission to be with them wherever they served,
regardless of distance or danger.

To many of our forces from across the generations, Bob Hope's visits were a taste of home in a far-off land; a moment of mirth in the middle of war, and a loud and clear message to our military that America honored their service and prayed for their safe return.

Bob Hope's final tour, at age [90], took him to the Persian Gulf, and the men and women of Desert Storm.

Although he is no longer with us in life, he will always remain, just as he was, in our hearts -- cracking jokes, boosting morale and reminding all the world of what it means to be an American.

With profound gratitude for his decades of service to our country, we extend our deepest sympathy to his family and many friends.

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