Chuck Norris, Patriot: Rest in Peace

Chuck Norris, Patriot: Rest in Peace

Culture Chuck Norris, Patriot: Rest in Peace Obituaries have understated how much the late martial-arts star meant for Americans in the armed services. Somewhere on or near the Persian Gulf an American serviceman is at this moment scribbling a Chuck Norris joke (some call them Norris “facts”) on a porta-potty wall. It may be one everyone has heard a thousand times but still smiles at in the worst of conditions, or something new, to be repeated …

Chuck Norris: Martial arts legend who submitted to a mother's prayers

A generation came of age on Chuck Norris “facts.” When the boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks under his bed for Chuck Norris. Chuck Norris counted to infinity — twice. He doesn't do push-ups; he pushes the Earth down. Superman owns a pair of Chuck Norris pajamas. These lines have been repeated so often that they have become their own mythology. And they point — sideways, lovingly — at something true. The man was singular. Which is why his death …