James “Bo” Gritz, a retired Green Beret and Vietnam war veteran who claimed to inspire the “Rambo” movie character, died on Feb. 27, his wife said. He was 87. Gritz lived in Sandy Valley, a small ...

Bo Gritz, also known as James Gordon Gritz, has died at the age of 87, according to his wife. The Green Beret and Vietnam War veteran was a major inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's character of John ...

Enid-born James Gordon “Bo” Gritz, who was purportedly an inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s character John Rambo in the 1982 film “First Blood,” has died. He was 87.

The Nevada Army veteran who reportedly inspired Sylvester Stallone's Rambo film franchise has died at age 87. James 'Bo' Gritz, a highly decorated Vietnam War veteran who is cited as the inspiration ...

Bo Gritz, a decorated Special Forces officer during the Vietnam War who spent the 1980s planning private raids into Laos in a fitful search for American prisoners, and then, in the 1990s, became ...