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(144,943 posts) Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:01 AM Jan 2023

Happy 87th birthday to the great Alan Alda

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Happy 87th birthday to the great Alan Alda (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 OP

I've listened to two of his autobiographical books on tape underpants Jan 2023 #1

Happy Birthday, Mr Alda Tetrachloride Jan 2023 #2

Love, Love, Love Alda hlthe2b Jan 2023 #3

Happy Birthday, Alan Alda! electric_blue68 Jan 2023 #4

"War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse." LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2023 #5

One of the tweedy responses was "Alda never served". Boomerproud Jan 2023 #6

In the US Army according to his Wiki page mnhtnbb Feb 2023 #8

Watching The West Wing, wherein Alan Alda runs for president elleng Feb 2023 #7

underpants

(182,632 posts)

1. I've listened to two of his autobiographical books on tape

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:04 AM

Jan 2023

Very interesting path. His parents were in vaudeville and didn’t understand why he needed to go to school. What better education is there than this?

His dad stuffed the family dog after it died.

Tetrachloride

(7,819 posts)

2. Happy Birthday, Mr Alda

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:05 AM

Jan 2023

hlthe2b

(102,140 posts)

3. Love, Love, Love Alda

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:07 AM

Jan 2023

Happy B'day and many many more. To your health, Alan

electric_blue68

(14,818 posts)

4. Happy Birthday, Alan Alda!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:20 AM

Jan 2023

LetMyPeopleVote

(144,943 posts)

5. "War isn't Hell. War is war, and Hell is Hell. And of the two, war is a lot worse."

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 03:39 PM

Jan 2023

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Boomerproud

(7,943 posts)

6. One of the tweedy responses was "Alda never served".

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 05:31 PM

Jan 2023

Um. Yes he did. Served in Korea while in the Army Reserves.

mnhtnbb

(31,374 posts)

8. In the US Army according to his Wiki page

Reply to Boomerproud (Reply #6)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 10:50 AM

Feb 2023

Military career
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service 1956–1958
Rank First lieutenant
Unit Field Artillery Branch

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Alda

elleng

(130,760 posts)

7. Watching The West Wing, wherein Alan Alda runs for president

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Wed Feb 1, 2023, 02:15 AM

Feb 2023

(and loses to Jimmy Smits, after Jed Bartlet, a/k/a Martin Sheen, served 2 terms.)

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