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Bob Hope entertained troops there, John Wayne visited Vietnam, he had filmed one of the FIRST Vietnam War movies in Hollywood history, with the "Green Berets", it was his way of countering the anti-war demonstrators; Actor Jimmy Stewart was a US Air Force Reserve General, and flew as an observer in a B-52 Bomber during a mission over North Vietnam. Actor Glen Ford was an officer in the USN Reserve, and spent time in Vietnam. Actor Earl Flynn (Pirate, and Robin Hood character during the 1930's) his son (who also acted, in a re-make of "Captain Blood") was a civilian in Vietnam and went missing, Actor Jimmy Stewarts son, a US Marine, was Killed in Vietnam, Actor Chuck Norris's brother was KIA in Vietnam while with the 101st Abn Div., COLONEL George S. Patton Jr., son of WWII George S. Patton Jr, commanded the 11th ACR (Armored Cavalry Regiment) in Vietnam. COL Robin Olds, who flew P-38 Lightnings in WWII and shot down some German fighter planes, flew F-4 Phantoms over North Vietnam and shot down some North Vietnamese MIG's.

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