Today is the birthday of actor Robert Duvall (born 1931.) His roles in Open Range [1] and Apocalypse Now [2] are unforgettable.
January 5th is also the birthday of the late John Pugsley [3](born 1934, died April 8, 2011), libertarian and economics author. Pugsley was well known in preparedness circles as the author of The Alpha Strategy [4]. (The book is out of print, but a PDF is available for free download.) It is also the birthday of General Courtney Hodges [5] (born 1887 – January 16, 1966). Kicked out of West Point for low math scores, he enlisted as a private but soon became a maverick officer and went on to a distinguished career.