John Wayne didn’t serve in World War II but stayed in Hollywood to make movies about the conflict.
As a result, for the rest of his life, Duke felt it was his duty to star in patriotic pictures honouring the veterans and promoting the American military.
In fact, upon meeting Elvis Presley, the King associated the star with victory and said, “I want to thank you personally for winning World War II.”
Now, IMDb has ranked the very best John Wayne World War II movies, and Sands of Iwo Jima isn’t even in the Top 3.