Is John Rambo Based on Bo Gritz?

Robert and Prop did a live show to raise money for the Portland Bail Fund. They discussed the life and times of Bo Gritz, a foundational right wing militia maniac.

Sources:

https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/03/29/James-Bo-Gritz-the-Vietnam-War-veteran-who-slipped/7427417762000/

https://www.spike-team.com/home/origins/

https://time.com/archive/6857330/colonel-gritzs-dubious-mission/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/03/24/bo-gritz-story-is-fascinating-but-does-he-really-believe-itmissing/9aef313b-233d-401c-b4d6-cfb9c4368e95/

https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/patriot-leader-bo-gritz-shoots-himself-under-troubling-circumstances/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/02/erase-and-forget-review-andrea-luka-zimmerman-bo-gritz

https://theoutline.com/post/7984/rambo-last-blood-vietnam-bo-gritz-sylvester-stallone

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/military/war-hero-bo-gritz-reflects-on-ruby-ridge-siege-28-years-later-2124428/

https://www.nizkor.org/gritz-grodin-and-garbage/

https://www.deseret.com/1994/10/19/19137185/gritz-says-he-s-leaving-lds-church/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1983/03/03/bo-gritz-the-glory-38/e0a78612-dfa7-45f2-b5b7-c2f78f53a80f/

https://archive.is/OLBBk#selection-475.0-475.238

https://www.deseret.com/1992/10/25/19012368/gritz-raring-to-solve-the-ills-of-america-in-1-week/

https://archive.is/ANNoI#selection-1035.507-1039.688

https://blogs.library.duke.edu/rubenstein/2024/11/04/parker-anderson-conspiracy-theory-reserach/

https://archive.org/stream/soldieroffortunemagazine/Soldier%20of%20Fortune%20%5B1992%2709%5D_djvu.txt

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