Fred Rogers Military
Children s television personality fed rogers was a navy seal and a sniper in vietnam with 25 confirmed kills to his credit.
Fred rogers military. Rogers formally known as fred mcfeely rogers was a tattooed military sharpshooter. When he registered rogers was just 20 years old. Rogers never had a military career. Rogers registered for the draft in greensburg pennsylvania in 1948.
Rogers was a u s. 12 1950 in his final year of college rogers reported to the armed forces for his physical and his status changed to 4f meaning he wasn t qualified for military service. Numerous rumors about children s television host fred rogers having a violent criminal or military background have been bandied about for years but there is nothing to any of them. Rogers was a sniper in vietnam fiction.
Mr rogers navy seal. He wore long sleeved shirts and sweaters on his show as a stylistic choice in order to. Fred mcfeely rogers march 20 1928 february 27 2003 also known as mister rogers was an american television personality musician puppeteer writer producer and presbyterian minister. However his status was changed to unqualified for military service following an armed forces physical on october 12 1950.
He was a master in small arms and hand to hand combat able to disarm or kill in a heartbeat. Rogers documentary his decision to level with kids in a very sensitive way was his greatest accomplishment says director. He was the creator showrunner and host of the preschool television series mister rogers neighborhood which ran from 1968 to 2001. Fred rogers the founder and host of the popular u s.
Rogers death in 2003 but this time they suggested that he was an ex military seal rather than a sniper. Those medical records have long been destroyed so we don t know why he didn t pass. Rogers was born in latrobe pennsylvania near pittsburgh and. There have been various false rumors about him including one that claims he always wore long sleeved shirts to hide his tattoo.
Was fred rogers a navy seal. Fred rogers never served in the military and he bore no tattoos on his arms or any other part of his body. Navy seal combat proven in vietnam with over twenty five confirmed kills to his name. Rogers neighborhood never served in the military.
Children s television program mr. Plus what else we learned from new mr. He was classified as 1a meaning he was available for military service.