2007-11-22 16:53:23 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Yes, and his commanding officer was Captain Kangaroo.
2007-11-22 16:57:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Rogers has been the subject of a number of persistent but false rumors, mostly to the effect that he hid a violent or criminal past. These include rumors that he served in the military during the Vietnam War, particularly as a sniper or a Navy SEAL, with a large number of confirmed kills; rumors that he had tattoos on his arms (supposedly gotten while in the military), and wore long-sleeved cardigans so as to keep them hidden; rumors that he was a convicted child molester, and that this had led to his becoming the host of a television program for children; and a rumor that he "flipped the bird" to his young audience during the taping of his last show. These rumors have been thoroughly debunked. For instance, not only is there no record of Rogers having served in the military, but there are not even any gaps in his career during which he might have done so, and he was too old for military service during the Vietnam War.
2007-11-23 10:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by oscarsix5 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. If Mr. Rogers was a sniper in Vietnam ,then Richard
Simmons was a Navy Seal .
2007-11-23 01:09:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Mr. Rogers never served in the military, but the guy that played Capt. kangaroo did, served with the Marines, though too late to have served in combat (enlisted just before the bombing of Hiroshima).-
2007-11-23 01:42:49 · answer #4 · answered by tercelclub 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not only is there no record of Rogers having served in the military, but there are not even any gaps in his career during which he might have done so, and he was too old for military service during the Vietnam War
2007-11-23 03:34:08 · answer #5 · answered by King Of Battle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't think so,i was a long recon sniper(8541-intell gatherer) in vietnam, captain kangaroo was in the marines and injured on iwo jima
2007-11-23 21:26:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a false myth, one of the newspapers distributed to us in Iraq had little myth busting articles and this is one of the ones disproved. It said that he actually committed his whole life to children education, and never served in the military.
2007-11-23 02:57:20 · answer #7 · answered by Jopa 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No. He never served. He was a presbyterian minister whose self-appointed ministry was that TV show.
2007-11-23 14:19:57 · answer #8 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!!!!!! He was never in the military!!!! This has been asked 100's of times in here.
2007-11-23 00:59:57 · answer #9 · answered by Stand-up philosopher. It's good to be the King 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Nope, just liked to use Thorazine a lot, which would explain his calm natured attitude.
2007-11-23 09:40:09 · answer #10 · answered by Sgt Big Red 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋