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Norris is the younger brother of Chuck Norris (b. March 10, 1940), and Wieland Clyde Norris (1943–1970). During the Vietnam War, both Aaron and his older brother Wieland enlisted in the United States Army. [45] Wieland was killed in action in Vietnam in 1970. Norris has been married to Rebecca since 1981.
Norris was approached to make the film by Lance Hool, who had a script about American POWs in Vietnam. Norris was enthusiastic because he wanted to pay tribute to his brother Wieland. Vietnam films were not popular at the time, and Norris and Hool received numerous rejections. [4] Hool and Norris took the project to Cannon Films, who liked the ...
Wieland Norris informed his eldest sibling he would not reach his 27th birthday; this prediction came true in 1970 when he was killed in the Vietnam War. When Norris was 16 years old, his parents divorced, [ 5 ] and he later relocated to Prairie Village, Kansas and then to Torrance, California with his mother and brothers.
In 1970, Wieland was killed in the Vietnam War. His parents divorced when he was 16 years old, and he later relocated to Prairie Village, Kansas, and then to Torrance, California, with his mother ...
Aside from Aaron, he also had another younger brother, Wieland Norris, who died at age 26 while serving in the Army during the Vietnam War. "Growing up, her laughter filled our home with joy, and ...
Norris was enthusiastic as he wanted to pay tribute to his brother Wieland. Vietnam films were not popular at the time however and Norris and Hool received numerous rejections. [12] Norris said he tried "to instill a positive attitude" about the Vietnam War by making the film, [13] but also said that Vietnam was a tragic mistake. [14]
Platoon Leader is a 1988 war film set in the Vietnam War and directed by Aaron Norris (Chuck Norris's brother; this is his only film without his brother in the cast); it stars Michael Dudikoff and Michael DeLorenzo and was filmed in South Africa. It is loosely based on James R. McDonough's memoir of the same name. [2]
The skeletal remains, first discovered April 19, 1975, were found off Meteor City Road, about 40 miles east of Flagstaff, when farmers were chasing a runaway pig, officials said.