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 Vet of the year award ... surprise
Many people may have forgot about his time in the U.S.Army. He is the son of an Air Force General, and a accomplished Golden Gloves boxer, and he graduated from Pomona College with a B.S. degree, and then became a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University.He joined the U.S. Army at the prompting of his father.
After graduating from Officer Candidate School he attended and graduated from both Army Airborne and Ranger training in the very top of each class. He was selected for U. S. Army Special Forces Training but refused so that he could attend pilot training where he earned his wings, and became an accomplished U.S. Army helicopter (gun ship) pilot, and achieved the rank of Captain.
He was about to be promoted to the rank of Major, and appointed to teach at West Point when he resigned his commission from the Army to go into music and acting. You can tell in this video that his time in the military means a lot to him.
I won’t give away who it is. You should just watch. I bet you will be surprised!
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I'm suprised Willie remembered his name.  I will never smoke weed with Willie again !!!
Last edited by arntufun; 01-26-2012 at 04:11 PM.
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 Originally Posted by arntufun
I'm suprised Willie remembered his name. I will never smoke weed with Willie again !!!
Would love to have that chance!
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The information about Kris was written up and also broadcast many years ago by Paul Harvey on his radio program and in his book "The Rest of the Story".
I am glad to see that Kris finally got his due for the military accomplishments. 
Last edited by ARtraveler; 01-27-2012 at 12:54 PM.
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Originally Posted by Yol Bolsun
Would love to have that chance!
Me too! Or at least to just sit on the bus and Breathe!
I saw the Highway Men back in the 80's... Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash. Great show.
Willie is a hoot.
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I am damn Pround to call Kris a Brother in Arms. You never know about people until you either start asking or you see something like this.
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Thanks for porting this!! I don,t smoke "weed?" Anymore.
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One of my favorite songs from Kristofferson starts "If you're feeling salty, then I'm your tequila". Anybody know the name of the song?
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One of my favorite songs from Kristofferson starts "If you're feeling salty, then I'm your tequila". Anybody know the name of the song?
john
That would be "You Show Me Yours (and I'll Show You Mine)"
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Ok so please tell me who it is as none of the links to utube are working. Tks
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Kris Kristofferson. Go to youtube and search 'ava kris'. That should get you the video.
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Thanks, I kinda thought that was who it was. I will check it out.
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I never cared for his style of music, but it's easier now to appreciate the kind of man that he is. Thanks for this information! 
Oh great... Now I have to go poke my mind's eye out... AGAIN! 