"Who you gonna believe, me or your own eyes? <g>
Let's hear it for Bruce Willis! I didn't know he could sing, either. BTW, I LOVE the reporter's name.
Bruce Willis Performs in Northern Iraq
Sep 26, 6:57 AM (ET)
By SCHEHEREZADE FARAMARZI
TELAFAR, Iraq (AP) - Movie star Bruce Willis brought a rock concert to a desert airfield, with his band entertaining hundreds of soldiers some 35 miles from the Syrian border.
Hundreds of soldiers - some sitting atop helicopters, others lounging in Humvees - sent cheers and whistles into night air Thursday as Willis and his band belted out rock and roll and the blues.
Most soldiers here said they didn't know Willis was a singer, but they approved of what they heard.
"Somebody that supports the military like he has and that comes to visit soldiers - that's important to us," said Spc. Greg Pagan, a bus driver and a postal officer with the 3rd Brigade of the 101st's Airborne Division in northern Iraq.
"It's awesome. It's great for morale" said Col. Michael Linnington, commander of the brigade's "Iron Rakkasans" - the 187th Infantry Regiment.
"He's my favorite actor and my age," said Linnington, who turns 45 next week. "He's a macho actor. Soldiers identify with action movies and action actors. He's a guy's guy."
Willis, sometimes donning a military hat or a military jacket over his sweat pants, sang mostly oldies as he and his band - the Accelerator - stood atop two flatbed trailer trucks.
"We're here to support you," Willis told the soldiers. "If you catch him, just give me four seconds with Saddam Hussein."
The crowd cheered. |
