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Cowboys in Combat

by | Mar 4, 2009 | Western Movies

Commemorating our World War II vets who went on to become movie cowboys in Hollywood.
Most movie cowboys were not real cowboys. The idea of people such as Dean Martin or John Candy playing rough, tough cowboy heroes borders on the ludicrous. But many cowboy stars were heroes in real life and proved it on the battlefield. After World WarII, these heroes went back to Hollywood or took up jobs in the blossoming industr


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