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John Wayne - It was at the Orange County Airport, 1968 or '69. I drove down with a neighbor to pick up my Dad who was flying back from a business trip. Back in those days the baggage claim area was really outdoors just with a corregated roof over it. As my Dad was walking from the plane to the baggage area there was a bit of a commotion. This rather large man was noticable angry with the baggage personnel. His argument which we could all hear was that nobody was checking the baggage claim tickets and that "any SOB can take off with any old bag". The man had his back to me and was wearing a sport coat and hat. When he turn around it turned out to be John Wayne himself! Pretty exciting stuff for a teenager to witness. I think of that everytime I fly into John Wayne Airport. Today John Wayne Airport is small by most standards but it is enourmous compared to when the Duke was there.
[Editor's note: Orange County Airport was renamed John Wayne Airport after John Wayne's death in 1979. As some longtime site visitors might remember, that factoid came into play in the DOA site's April Fools' Day entry from 2004.]
- Posted: April 29, 2006
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