Sometimes I think the folks over at Snopes should be required reading. I’ve gotten three e-mail messages from folks talking about Captain Kangaroo’s stunning military career. Trouble is, they’re all wrong. He wasn’t a sergeant. He didn’t fight on Iwo Jima. He didn’t earn the Navy Cross.
Also, just for the record, Mr. Rogers was not a Navy SEAL. And John Denver wasn’t a sniper in Vietnam.
I wonder if someone could write an e-mail filter that checks for keywords and cross references them to Snopes articles…