What was mister Roger's hobby before TV show" welcome to mister Roger's neighborhood "?

Question

a.marine
b.sniper
c.tattoo junkie
d.all the above

Answer 1

My information is that he was a US Navy Seal--combat proven in Vietnam with 25 conformed killings to his name. He wore long sleeves to cover up his tattoos. He was a master in small arms and hand to hand combat, able to disarm and kill in a heartbeat. He later became an ordained Presbyterian minister.
All of the above (except marine???)

Lee Marvin and Captain Kangroo are also note worthy heros in the military.

Answer 2

Sorry, Juan, but Fred Rogers, while a good and honorable man, never served in the United States Marine Corps or any other branch of the military.

Answer 3

having been a marine. we always heard the rumors, but the truth is, if you read his bio, he never served nor do i remember him having tattoos.
however,
captain kangaroo was a marine at iwo jima.
ed McMahon from "the price is right" was a marine in WWII
gene hackman was a marine, so was Steve McQueen, Harvey Keitel and rod serling was a paratrooper in WWII

Answer 4

Marine Corps Sniper. He always wore a sweater to cover up his moto tattoos. This is false. here is the truth...



Dear Reader:

Unless all the biographical information available about him is wrong, Fred McFeely Rogers never served in the military in any capacity, let alone as a Marine sniper (or Navy Seal, as another version of this apocryphal story claims). Some cynical folks may be loathe to believe that the gentle, soft-spoken host of "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" was exactly what he seemed, but he was.

Rumors to the contrary have circulated since the early 1990s. It's unknown where, precisely, these stories originated, but around 1994 Fred Rogers' supposed military exploits became a hot topic on the Internet, and grew hotter as the decade wore on. Here are some examples:

1994: "A note on Mr. Rogers. He would be a tough competitor. He has 42 confirmed sniper kills (in Korea?)."
1998: "So this fellow at work (retired Army vet) says that Mr. Rogers of childrens' TV fame served three tours of duty in 'Nam as a sniper and has been credited with kills in excess of 1500 meters."

1999: "Interesting side note about Fred Rogers. He was the number three Marine sniper in the Vietnam war. And one of the reasons he always wears long sleeve clothing is because his arms are covered in tattoos."
Predictably, Rogers' death in February 2003 sparked a resurgence of the old rumors, but with a fresh twist: now he was an ex-Navy Seal, supposedly, instead of an ex-Marine sniper. This variant circulated far and wide after someone attached it to a newer email hoax that made similar claims about Bob "Captain Kangaroo" Keeshan. The relevant portion of that text went as follows:

2003: "On another note, there was this wimpy little man (who just passed away) on PBS, gentle and quiet. Mr. Rogers is another of those you would least suspect of being anything but what he now portrays to our youth. But Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal, combat-proven in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to his name. He wore a long-sleeve sweater to cover the many tattoos on his forearm and biceps. A master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat, able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat. He hid that away and won our hearts with his quiet wit and charm." Fred Rogers won our hearts, true enough; but the rest of the story is hogwash. After graduating from Rollins College in Florida with a degree in music in 1951, he immediately embarked on a broadcasting career -- a career that continued uninterrupted for nearly 50 years, even while he studied for a Bachelor of Divinity degree, eventually becoming an ordained minister in 1962. Far from hiding a secret past as a trained killer, Fred Rogers was an exemplary individual who devoted his entire adult life to educating and bettering the lives of children, and as such he deserves to be remembered.
sorry for those I offended.
Is that better Devil Dog????
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Answer 5

Goodday All,

He was a honorable and well decorated patriot of the vietnam war.

Answer 6

I'll guess: marine

Answer 7

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

Answer 8

I'll guess: marine?