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Celebrating 100th year of John Wayne.

"Life is tough, but it's tougher if your stupid" ~John Wayne

as Sgt John Stryker in The Sands of Iwo Jima

Listen here pilgrim, the Duke would have been 100 years old today. So lift up your glasses and have one for good ole John Wayne. There has probably never been an actor as beloved as John Wayne.

In January, a Harris poll ranked him third—trailing only Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks—as America's favorite movie star. Among those age 42-60, he was No. 1.

Why?" probably because of what he represents. John Wayne is the icon of America and represents the values America stands for: independent, responsible for his actions, loyal—almost to a fault—and somebody who won't take any crap, somebody who believes in what's right."

They are celebrating 1oo years of John Wayne this weekend in his home town of Winterset Iowa.

Here are what some others are saying about 100 years of the Duke:

100 reasons we love John Wayne

John Wayne, My Dad, and Me or How I Learned to Love The Western

On John Wayne's 100th birthday, we remember the grit

John Wayne: The noble Duke

Nearly three decades dead, but John Wayne remains larger than life

This one is a real good read. Here is a sample: Nothing says Memorial Day like sleeping late and watching John Wayne win World War II in black and white. Let's face it - John Wayne was the poster boy for Memorial Day heroes. The sergeant, the private and the Duke