Tidbits you might not know about "Mr. won't you be my neighbor?"

Fred McFeely Rogers
(March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003)

Mr. Rogers was a U.S. Navy Seal in Vietnam with over twenty-five confirmed kills to his name. On his television show Mr. Rogers Neighborhood he wore long sleeved sweaters to cover his many tattoos d on his forearm and biceps. He is reported to have been a master in small arms and hand-to-hand combat.

After the war Mr. Rogers became an ordained Presbyterian minister and therefore a pacifist. He vowed to never harm another human and dedicated the rest of his life to helping children through positive influences.

P.S. I am revising this post. A friend of mine who's comment is below....added a link that states that information regarding Mr Rogers' time in the military is false. Supposedly it is a hoax that has been coursing through the internet. Dunno, but I thought I'd put that out there.


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