I'm surprised!
With all the right wingers on this forum who love John Wayne, nobody knew what he was doing in that famous pose.
Here's the answer --- he was saluting the memory of the great Harry Carey:
Carey's widow and son also appeared in the movie "The Searchers". When Carey's wife saw Wayne strike that pose she wept uncontrollably.
With all the right wingers on this forum who love John Wayne, nobody knew what he was doing in that famous pose.
Here's the answer --- he was saluting the memory of the great Harry Carey:


Carey's widow and son also appeared in the movie "The Searchers". When Carey's wife saw Wayne strike that pose she wept uncontrollably.