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Such a great voice and so many great roles.  I think I first remember him on re-runs of him in the Great White Hope, based on the Jack Johnson, though I guess they changed the name.  Vader.  Chasing Costner around with a bat until being reminded that he was a pacifist. Eddie Murphy's dad in Coming to America.

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Had no idea James Earl Jones was a commissioned officer in the US Army and had a Ranger Tab!! Damn!! 

 

-Jones was commissioned in mid-1953, after the Korean War's end, and reported to Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) to attend the Infantry Officers Basic Course. He attended Ranger School and received his Ranger Tab. Jones was assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 38th Regimental Combat Team.[23] He was initially to report to Fort Leonard Wood, but his unit was instead sent to establish a cold-weather training command at the former Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado. His battalion became a training unit in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. Jones was promoted to first lieutenant prior to his discharge.[24]

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1 hour ago, Jet_Engine1 said:

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Had no idea James Earl Jones was a commissioned officer in the US Army and had a Ranger Tab!! Damn!! 

 

-Jones was commissioned in mid-1953, after the Korean War's end, and reported to Fort Benning (now Fort Moore) to attend the Infantry Officers Basic Course. He attended Ranger School and received his Ranger Tab. Jones was assigned to Headquarter and Headquarters Company, 38th Regimental Combat Team.[23] He was initially to report to Fort Leonard Wood, but his unit was instead sent to establish a cold-weather training command at the former Camp Hale near Leadville, Colorado. His battalion became a training unit in the rugged terrain of the Rocky Mountains. Jones was promoted to first lieutenant prior to his discharge.[24]

That’s sick.  

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