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VGNonly

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11. He was a certified badass.

Reply to Harker (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 21, 2026, 12:29 PM

3 hrs ago

A Marine Corps sniper in the WW2, was in numerous actions in the South Pacific. He was machine gunned in Saipan, severing his sciatic nerve and other wounds, spending a year in the hospital.

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Post a movie trivia question & see if anyone knows the movie without using Google -- Part 2 [View all] red dog 1 Jan 10 OP

3) either Kelly's Heroes or The Gauntlet. underpants Jan 10 #1

Nope, neither one of those. (I've watched Kelly's Heroes many times) red dog 1 Monday #4

Paint your wagon underpants Monday #5

# 1 from above -- What was Jon Ritter's last movie (before he died)? red dog 1 Monday #2

Paint Your Wagon For #2? ProfessorGAC Monday #3

#2... John Travolta? Harker Yesterday #6

Nope, good guess though. red dog 1 21 hrs ago #10

Which "tough guy" actor VGNonly 23 hrs ago #7

He would've been great in the drunken scene. Harker 22 hrs ago #8

He was a certified badass. VGNonly 3 hrs ago #11

What WWII movie featured Bob Newhart and his telephone act? Harker 22 hrs ago #9