"I was assigned to the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center [in Aurora, Colorado] in the mid 1970's as a military policeman. I was selected to be [Bob Hope's] escort during his visit, and spent quite a ...

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But, of course, I think Johnny Carson couldn't have existed if it were not for Bob Hope. In 1942, Hope does his first show on a military base. Where was he in his career at that point, and how is ...