how many Kills did Fred Rogers have in nam?

Question

He was a Marine Sniper

I first saw this on like the history channel and it is on the internet both

Answer 1

This is an urban legend that has been disproved many, many times.

Answer 2

You know, this would answer so many questions as to why Fred Rogers, host of the legendary Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, was the quiet, personable man we saw on television every day; deep down inside he was a skilled Marine sniper and he needed the calm persona to hide his honed killing skills.

However, this is all urban legend. The rumors began in the early 1990's when Rogers' military exploits became a hot topic on the Internet. At first he was a Marine sniper with nearly 40 kills during the Korean conflict of the 1950's. As the decade wore on he became a Vietnam vet with tattoos all over his arms (hence the sweaters and long sleeve shirts). By the time of his death in 2003 Fred Rogers was no longer a Marine sniper, but a Navy Seal with over 25 kills in Vietnam.

In reality Mr. Rogers never served any time in the military. In fact, after graduating from college in 1951 Rogers embarked on a nearly uninterrupted broadcasting career that lasted over 50 years and became an ordained minister in 1962.

Answer 3

This same rumor has often been applied to boyish country singer-songwriter John Denver (among others), and it's just as false when told of Fred Rogers.

Not only did Fred Rogers never serve in the military, there are no gaps in his career when he could conceivably have served in the military — he went straight into college after high school, he moved directly into TV work after graduating college, and his breaks from television work were devoted to attending the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary (he was ordained as a Presbyterian minister in 1963) and the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development.

Moreover, Fred Rogers was born in 1928 and was therefore too old to have enlisted in the armed services by the time of America's military involvement in Vietnam.

Answer 4

Yeah, like Fred Rogers was a Marine Sniper in Vietnam!!!!! Do you realize how old he would have been at that time???

I'm sure that there was "a" Fred Rogers in Vietnam, but not the Mr. Rogers that we came to know and love on tv.

If you think that this information is accurate, then back it up with details and proof.

Answer 5

thats been disproven a few times...

Answer 6

He didn't that I know of, He was a preacher.