Bob Hope 100 on 5/29

[sfc_darrel]

See articles under Marines here and http://www.stripes.com/bobhope/text/bobhopetext.htm
for posted "thank you" stories and
http://www.stripes.com/bobhope/01/index.html
for 100 pictures

Thank you Bob. I saw a show in Vietnam and will never forget the only civilian named Honary Veteran.

http://www.bobhope.com for birthday wishes and other messages on his web site.

Darrel

[MORTARDUDE]

I saw his show in Dec. 1969 at Tay Ninh, while lost in the rear waiting for orders to the 2/22(M)...absoulutely outstanding !! ...In 1978 or there abouts, when Al Geiberger shot the 59 in Memphis, I saw him, Gerald Ford, Danny Thomas and Donahue at the tournament..

One of kind !!

Thanks for the memories !!

Entertaining the troops from 1941 - 1991 !!

Larry

[billr]

Last year I was asked to submit a letter in support of legislation to name the chapel at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles in honor of Bob Hope. The legislation was being timed to coincide with his 99th birthday. I thought I'd share it with you in celebration of his 100th birthday.

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS, INC.,
Fairfield, CA, May 8, 2002.

Hon. CHRISTOPHER COX,
House of Representatives, Rayburn Building, Washington, DC.

DEAR CONGRESSMAN COX: I am writing on behalf of the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO). The CACVSO is an organization of professional veterans advocates. In California, the County Veterans Service Officer plays a critical role in the veteran's advocacy system and is often the initial contact in the community for veterans' services. Through the County Veterans Service Officer the CACVSO is committed to provide a vital and efficient system of services and advocacy to veterans, their dependents, and survivors.

I would like to express our enthusiastic support of your recently introduced legislation, H.R. 4592. This legislation to honor Mr. Bob Hope by naming the chapel located at the National Cemetery in Los Angeles, California is a fitting way to honor a life-long friend and supporter of the men and women who have served and are currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Mr. Hope's service to this country by his many years of providing entertainment and moral support to the troops has always been held in the highest regard by the veterans who had the opportunity to see or hear him in some of the most far flung places on the earth. From his first benefit in 1941 at March Field in California, to his first foray into a combat zone in 1943 during World War II when he and a small USO troupe performed for battle-weary troops in England, Africa, Sicily and Iceland, and for the nearly forty years thereafter when he would spend Christmas entertaining military men and women somewhere in the world, Bob Hope had a way of bringing a little bit of home to troops in faraway places.

Congress has previously acknowledged Bob Hope's invaluable service to the men and women of the US Armed Forces by honoring him with the title ``Honorary Veteran of the United States Armed Forces'' during a 1997 tribute and by dedicating the USNS Bob Hope (T-AKR300)--lead ship in a new class of Strategic Sealift vessels--in the comedian's honor. Your legislation is one more way to recognize a truly great American and to say ``Thanks for the Memories.''

Sincerely,

William P. Reardon ,
President, CACVSO.

[skeeter]

I had the pleasure to be on the Bob Hope Show in Dec. 1953. I had just returned from the Korean War, flying F2H5 Banshee jets for VC-61 from the USS Princeton CV-37. I was in the air the day. 17.29 p.m. July 27, 1953 when the truce was signed. We (14 pilots) was invited by Bob Hope to be on his show. Have a few pictures taken with Bob Hope.

[1IDVET]

Happy Birthday to a legend.
He has got to be the best, when it came to the troops.
I salute him!

[Jerry D]

from Cornfield County, everywhere USA to Bob "WE SA-lute" Happy Birthday to Bob and may he enjoy many more as long as he wishes

[phuloi]

Happy Birthday,Mr.Hope.

[frisco-kid]

as this Great American may be, I hope he had a great day surrounded by family and a handful of friends. In this age of snooty, unapproachable celebrities, it's comforting to know that a class act like Bob Hope is still amongst us.

I never got to see his show neither time I was in Nam. The first time, he played Phan Rang [home of the 101st Abn. at the time] but I was up at Dak To. The second time, he played Cam Ranh Bay, but I was in the Highlands on a convoy .


HAPPY BELATED B'DAY, MR. HOPE!