If My Father New This,He Would Turn Over In His Grave

My father,John T. Gann,served in the U.S. Navy during WWII from 1942-45.He first served aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown CV-10,then later on aboard the U.S.S. Shannon DM-25 and he fought in most of the major battles in the Pacific during his service and was very proud of that service,as well he should be.

One of the things,Daddy,would always tell us is,"that Harry Truman saved his and many other sailors lives in dropping the Bombs on Japan.They had already received their orders to sweep the Southern Kyushu of mines and everything that the Japanese was throwing at them at that point was kamikaze attacks."

At no time was,Daddy,ever sorry for anything he did in service of his country during the war.

And now we learn Obama wanted to do this:

Leaked cables show Japan nixed a presidential apology to Hiroshima and Nagasaki for using nukes to end the overseas contingency operation known as World War II.

Mr. President you maybe sorry that our fathers fought to win in WWII,but I have news for you pal,neither they,or their children,or most Americans are sorry or ashamed for doing what was necessary to win the war,by dropping the Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Matt Dillon Has Passed Away

Via The Official James Arness Website;

JAMES ARNESS was born in Minneapolis, MN on May 26, 1923 passed away on June 3, 2011 at the age of 88 from natural causes.

He served his country in the army during WWII at Anzio He was wounded in his right leg and received the Purple Heart. He is best known for his role of Marshal Matt Dillon in the TV series Gunsmoke. Gunsmoke ran from 1955-1975 and is still on the air today being discovered by many old and new fans alike.

Over the 20 years of Gunsmoke he worked with 100’s of actors, some of them just starting out like Harrison Ford, Burt Reynolds, Charles Bronson, and Betty Davis.

His acting debut was in a movie called The Farmer’s Daughter opposite Loretta Young. He worked for the John Wayne’s film production company Batjac and made movies with John Wayne including Islands in the Sky, Hondo, The Sea Chase and Big Jim McLain.

The Thing which aired in 1951 is a sci-fi classic and Jim’s 6’7” height made the creature more believable.

He acted in many movies before he started Gunsmoke. Later he went on to do the mini series How the West Was Won and McLain’s Law.

Jim will be deeply missed by his family and friends. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donation be made to United Cerebral Palsy in Jim’s name.

Jim is survived by his wife Janet, 2 sons and six Grandkids. The services will be private for family only.

For my father,when it came to cowboys,their was John Wayne and Matt Dillon and all the rest.In fact if push came to shove he would have chosen Matt Dillon over The Duke,in a very close vote.

My father loved westerns and he especially loved Gunsmoke.When I was little you kept quiet when the news came on or a documentary about WWII came on and especially when Gunsmoke came on,whether it was a brand new episode or a rerun he had seen a thousand times before,you kept quiet.In his last years of life he would get up at 5A.M. just to watch it,he loved it so much.If Gunsmoke had a number 1 fan he was it.

God bless you James Arness and thank you for the wonderful hours of enjoyment you gave my father as Matt Dillon.