"Robin Williams was beloved by the U.S. military, perhaps even more so than by the American public. He carried Bob Hope’s mantle as a funny man far from home, often in inhospitable places. Throughout his career, Williams made six USO tours to Iraq, Afghanistan, and 11 other countries and performed for 90,000 troops by the time of his final tour in 2010."
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Mark Thompson, in "The Military Absolutely Loved Robin Williams" in TIME (12 August 2014)
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Robin Williams
1951 – 2014
US-amerikanischer Schauspieler und Komiker
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