Posts from Kevin in thread „John Wayne Arm Bracelet“

  • John Wayne Arm Bracelet

    Here's what was offered up in the John Wayne: American book by Randy Roberts & James Olson on pg 542, referencing the bracelet:


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    At Pleiku in the Central Highlands, he sat through a screening of Fort Apache with some Green Berets. Standing by watching the film were several dozen Montagnard tribesmen, most of whom did not speak English, but whom the Green Berets considered completely loyal to the American cause.
    They could not understand any of the dialogue in the film, but whenever Indians attacked the U.S. Cavalry, the Montagnards instinctively cheered.
    "They knew nothing about United States history," Wayne recalled with glee, "but they knew what they liked: brown people killing white people." For the rest of his life, Duke treasured, and wore on his left wrist, a gold bracelet the Montagnards gave him that night.

    Although he never wore it on the left wrist, I've only seen it on his right. The bracelet appears to be gold/brass colored on screen.

  • John Wayne Arm Bracelet

    Funny that this subject should come up. I just took delivery of the brass version this week. I ordered the brass version which I believe Duke had and they shipped it to me in 3 short days. I order it last Sunday and it was in my mail box Wednesday.


    The quality is excellent. It's solid and it's hard to open up to get it around your wrist.


    Here is a [SIZE=-1]letter courtesy of Dick Bishop via Steve Sherman, RADIX Press, Houston, TX.



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