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ROS sends us the sad news<\/a> that Mickey Rooney (Joseph Yule), one of the last silent film stars has passed. Like most of his generation, he served in the Army during World War II. Says Wiki<\/a>;<\/p>\n

In 1944, Rooney enlisted in the United States Army. He served more than 21 months, until shortly after the end of World War II. During and after the war he helped entertain the troops in America and Europe, and spent part of the time as a radio personality on the American Forces Network and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for entertaining troops in combat zones. In addition to the Bronze Star Medal, Rooney also received the Army Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, and World War II Victory Medal for his military service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

ROS says that I should note that Mickey and I share a birthday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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