Starstruck Veterans!

[Timmy_2_Tones]

Ok so I got bored and decided to google "Famous people who served in the Military"and here are the results. Quite interesting actually.

Drew Carrey- USMC

Jimi Hendrix- US ARMY-101st Airborne

Steve Mcqueen- USMC

Gene Hackman- USMC

Harvey Keitel- USMC

James Earl Jones- US ARMY Ranger

Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) USMC (rumored, but not true)

George Carlin- USAF

Shaggy,Reggae/Pop Superstar- USMC

Clint Eastwood- US ARMY

Chuck Norris- USAF

Ice-T- US ARMY

Bill Cosby- US Navy Corpsman

Clark Gable, actor, US Army Air Corps, transport pilot

Jimmy Stewart, actor, US Army Air Corps/USAF, B-24 pilot

Charles Bronson, actor, US Army Air Corps

John Fogarty, singer (CCR), US Army

Johnny Cash, USAF

Bob Ross, USAF

Mel Brooks - U.S. Army

Tony Curtis - U.S. Navy

Jack Lemmon - U.S. Navy

Elvis Pressley- US ARMY

Mr. T aka Laurence Tureaud, military police US Army

MC Hammer- US Navy

Hugh Heffner- US ARMY

Add more if you find them.

[MaximusR3]

people always said Mr. Rogers was a marine, had tattoos all up his arms, and had a confirmed kill with an E-tool, but i never knew if it was actually true...

[saviger]

Drew Carrey- USMC
Really?


Clint Eastwood- US ARMY
IS THE MAN


Chuck Norris- USAF
Air Force?!?!?


MC Hammer- US Navy
explains ALLOT

[River_Rat_459]

One other notable name: MMA and sometimes pro wrestler Bobby Lashley. Army.

Speaking of Elvis, when I was in Giessen, Germany, they used to have mugshot from his first ID card hanging up in the guard house you had to walk through when you got on post. There was a rumor the mess hall in Freidberg had a bunch of tables and chairs handmade from lumber from the Black Forest area. Supposedly it was a gift from him to the Soldiers when he finished his tour of duty.

[David_3033]

R. Lee Ermey, I didn't know they stack shit that high. What a bad ass. :D

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Rleeermeygfdl.PNG

[River_Rat_459]

I love that guy! He's awesome.

[A-25TH-ID-VET]

Ok so I got bored and decided to google "Famous people who served in the Military"and here are the results. Quite interesting actually.

Drew Carrey- USMC

Jimi Hendrix- US ARMY-101st Airborne

Steve Mcqueen- USMC

Gene Hackman- USMC

Harvey Keitel- USMC

James Earl Jones- US ARMY Ranger

Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman) USMC (rumored, but not true)

George Carlin- USAF

Shaggy,Reggae/Pop Superstar- USMC

Clint Eastwood- US ARMY

Chuck Norris- USAF

Ice-T- US ARMY

Bill Cosby- US Navy Corpsman

Clark Gable, actor, US Army Air Corps, transport pilot

Jimmy Stewart, actor, US Army Air Corps/USAF, B-24 pilot

Charles Bronson, actor, US Army Air Corps

John Fogarty, singer (CCR), US Army

Johnny Cash, USAF

Bob Ross, USAF

Mel Brooks - U.S. Army

Tony Curtis - U.S. Navy

Jack Lemmon - U.S. Navy

Elvis Pressley- US ARMY

Mr. T aka Laurence Tureaud, military police US Army

MC Hammer- US Navy

Hugh Heffner- US ARMY

Add more if you find them.
A few more to the list:

Oliver Stone- US Army

Montel Williams- US Navy

Dave Thomas- (Founder Of Wendy's) US Army

Malcolm Forbes- US Army

George Steinbrenner- US Air Force

Steve Wilkos- US Marines

[Timmy_2_Tones]

people always said Mr. Rogers was a marine, had tattoos all up his arms, and had a confirmed kill with an E-tool, but i never knew if it was actually true...

As far as I can find out Fred McFeely Rogers (Mr. Rogers) was never in the Military.

[Taino67u]

Jimi Hendrix- His commanding officers and fellow soldiers considered him to be a sub-par soldier: he slept while on duty, had little regard for regulations, required constant supervision, and showed no skill as a marksman. For these reasons, his commanding officers submitted a request that Hendrix be discharged from the military after he had served only one year. Hendrix did not object when the opportunity to leave arose. He would later tell reporters that he received a medical discharge after breaking his ankle during his 26th parachute jump.
Yet they have a picture of him at the Post Museum talking about how he was assigned to the 502nd PIR

[RedCon-ONE]

Speaking of Elvis, when I was in Giessen, Germany, they used to have mugshot from his first ID card hanging up in the guard house you had to walk through when you got on post. There was a rumor the mess hall in Freidberg had a bunch of tables and chairs handmade from lumber from the Black Forest area. Supposedly it was a gift from him to the Soldiers when he finished his tour of duty.

Actually that's true. When I was stationed in Germany, we TDY'd to Freidberg may times to use the SimNet trainers down there. The Mess Hall we often used is actually named after him and they Table and Chairs are located in Brigade HQ. They're usually roped off but the door is left open for viewing but they are still used by the big brass for VIP and dignitaries. I'm sure they're still used today.

Oh, and Elvis was a Tanker.

[River_Rat_459]

Hell yeah he was a tanker! A driver, if memory serves me right.

[River_Rat_459]

I wanted to do a search solely on athletes who served in the military. It's rather difficult to find a comprehensive listing, but in the meantime I ran across this list. Here are a few more courtesy of Mental Floss:

1. Pete Rose - Ohio Army NG and Army Reserve (Platoon Guide / Cook)

2. Glen Miller - Air Force (band leader)

3. Ted Williams - Navy (pilot/instructor)

4. Henry Fonda - Navy (navigator)

5. Gene Autry - Air Force (pilot)

6. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - Navy

7. Gene Rodenberry - Army Air Corps (later the Air Force)(pilot)

and I think we'd be remiss if we didn't include this gentleman:

8. Pat Tillman - Army Rangers (an NFL star who gave up today's money to serve his country. What can you say?)

One other trivia note...copied and pasted from MentalFloss.com, regarding Colin Powell:
He served in Germany at the same time as Elvis and met him twice. He said, “When I met him, he was out in the field just as dirty and tired as the rest of us from doing his job. We were in this wooded area north of Frankfurt and I was driving along in my Jeep and somebody noted that, there he was. When I got out of my Jeep and walked over to him he saluted and what very proper and what struck me was that he looked just like another GI. He was shorter than I expected.”

[RedCon-ONE]

Pat Tillman, now there was one of the greats. Giving up big money to serve our country. Real tragedy.

I never met the guy but a few of my friends had. Him and his wife were stationed at Ft. Lewis with the 75th Rangers and they moved to my home town of University Place. It was a big deal there when he was killed. His wife was active in the community.

The whole investigation left me with an uneasy feeling. My Company had a couple friendly fire incidents during Desert Storm and it kinda brought all that back. Sad that even amongst the Rangers, the best trained in our Army, there's still the danger of friendly fire.

[jack]

Don Adams - USMC, Contracted malaria on Guadalcanal [Source: Internet Movie Database]
John Agar - US Army Air Corps, Sergeant.
(He appeared in the Combat! episode "The Mockingbird.")
Gene Autry - Flight Officer, Air Transport Command, 1942-1946 [Source: Internet Movie Database]
Eddie Albert - US Navy. Drove Amtracks in several Pacific invasions. He served in the landings at Saipan in 1943, where he rescued wounded and stranded Marines from the beachhead. At Tarawa, he was wounded and lost most of his hearing and earned the Bronze Star.
(He appeared in the Combat! episode "Doughboy")
James Arness US Army, Wounded at Anzio. Purple Heart and Bronze Star

Mel Brooks (Melvin Kaminsky) joined army in WWII and became a combat engineer. Cleared German mines after the Battle of the Bulge. He organized shows for the US troops, and when the German army began transmitting propaganda over loudspeakers Brooks is said to have replied with a version of Al Jolson's 'Toot-toot-tootsie
Art Carney - US Army. Carney went to Normandy in July of 1944 as a replacement to the 28th Division in position around St L?. He was part of a 30 calibre machine gun squad. On 15 August 1944 he had just taken up his position and was hit in the right leg by mortar shrapnel. After receiving field treatment, he was sent back to Britain and then the US. He once said of his military career, "Never fired a shot and maybe never wanted to. I really cost the government money." [source Osprey Military Journal]
Julia Child served with the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in Ceylon and China during WWII. [Source: They Also Served by Scott Baron]
Jeff Chandller - US Army.
Robert Clary - In a Nazi concentration camp [Source: Internet Movie Database]
Jackie Coogan - US Army Air Corps. Enlisted in Army March 1941. After Pearl Harbor, requested transfer to Air Corps as a glider pilot because of his civilian flying experience. After graduating from Glider School, he was made a Flight Officer and volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group. In Dec. 1943, the unit was sent to India where, by using CG-4A gliders, it airlifted crack British troops under Gen. Orde Wingate during the night aerial invasion of Burma (Mar. 5, 1944), landing them in a small jungle clearing 100 miles behind Japanese lines. [Source: US Air Force museum - http://www.wpafb.af.mil]
Tony Curtis - US Navy joined 1943 at age 17. In Tokyo Bay he watched the surrender ceremonies from the Signal Bridge of the USS Proteus.
Audrey Hepburn, as a child she was a courier for World War II resistance fighters in Holland
Benny Hill - British Army
Don Knotts - USA 1943
Jack Lemmon - US Navy Reserve 1945-1946
Alan Bates - Royal Air Force
Humphrey Bogart - US Navy, wounded in World War One, tried to enlist in WWII but was turned down because of his age.
Michael Caine - Royal Fusiliers.
Sean Connery - Royal Navy
Jack Palance US Army Air Corps. 455th bomb group. Required facial reconstruction from terrible injuries received in 1943 when his B17 crash landed in Britain.
David Niven Royal Army
William Holden - US Army
Clark Gable - Captain, US Army Air Corps. Although beyond draft age, Clark Gable enlisted as a private in the Air Corps on Aug. 12, 1942 at Los Angeles. He attended Officers' Candidate School at Miami Beach and graduated as a second lieutenant. He then attended aerial gunnery school and in Feb. 1943, on personal orders from Gen. Arnold, went to England to make a motion picture of aerial gunners in action. He was assigned to the 351st Bomb Group at Polebrook and although neither ordered nor expected to do so, flew operational missions over Europe in B-17s to obtain the combat film footage he believed was required for producing the movie entitled "Combat America." Gable returned to the U.S. in Oct. 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on Jun. 12, 1944 at his own request, since he was over age for combat.

[River_Rat_459]

Arnold Schwarzenegger - Austrian Army. Also serves as the big kahuna for the California National Guard.

[A-25TH-ID-VET]

I wanted to do a search solely on athletes who served in the military. It's rather difficult to find a comprehensive listing, but in the meantime I ran across this list. Here are a few more courtesy of Mental Floss:

1. Pete Rose - Ohio Army NG and Army Reserve (Platoon Guide / Cook)

2. Glen Miller - Air Force (band leader)

3. Ted Williams - Navy (pilot/instructor)

4. Henry Fonda - Navy (navigator)

5. Gene Autry - Air Force (pilot)

6. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. - Navy

7. Gene Rodenberry - Army Air Corps (later the Air Force)(pilot)

and I think we'd be remiss if we didn't include this gentleman:

8. Pat Tillman - Army Rangers (an NFL star who gave up today's money to serve his country. What can you say?)

One other trivia note...copied and pasted from MentalFloss.com, regarding Colin Powell:
He served in Germany at the same time as Elvis and met him twice. He said, “When I met him, he was out in the field just as dirty and tired as the rest of us from doing his job. We were in this wooded area north of Frankfurt and I was driving along in my Jeep and somebody noted that, there he was. When I got out of my Jeep and walked over to him he saluted and what very proper and what struck me was that he looked just like another GI. He was shorter than I expected.”
If there are any Steelers Fans on here you can't forget.......Rocky Bleier- US Army

[River_Rat_459]

Yup, you are certainly correct 25th. I'm a dyed in the wool Steelers fan. If memory serves my right they once made a TV movie about Rocky and covered his time in Vietnam.

[River_Rat_459]

MORE!! These are from the pro wrestling world:

Classy Freddie Blassie - Navy

SGT Slaughter (real name: Robert Reamus) - Marines, torpedo launcher specialist

Kevin Nash - Army, military police (NOTE: At my old stomping grounds of Giessen, Germany! It would SUCK to have gotten arrested by him!)

Jesse Ventrua - Navy, SEALs/Underwater Demolition; also was head honcho of the Minnesota National Guard while governor

[Timmy_2_Tones]

SGT Slaughter (real name: Robert Reamus) - Marines, torpedo launcher specialist


Also, he did the Voice for Sgt. Slaughter in the Original G.I. Joe animated series.

[A-25TH-ID-VET]

Yup, you are certainly correct 25th. I'm a dyed in the wool Steelers fan. If memory serves my right they once made a TV movie about Rocky and covered his time in Vietnam.
Yes, there was River...it was a movie about a book that Rocky himself wrote about his struggle to recover from his wounds. It is called "Fighting Back".

[River_Rat_459]

Thanks 25th.

[A-25TH-ID-VET]

No problem...By the way the Steelers are my 2nd choice although my Raiders really have been shitty.

[Simmion_1]

Im pretty sure Mr. Rodgers was a marine Sniper, and had somewhere upwards of 30 confirmed kills. Living in pittsburgh im a little closer to the source, but cant confirm it.

Also, ill have to find his picture, but I was deployed with the real Sgt. Slaughter :D

there were a lot more steelers than rocky in the military, During WW2 around half of the team was drafted, the same went for the philadelphia eagles, they combined forces to become the Phil-Pit Steagles. absolute truth!

[David_3033]

Actually I used to hear that rumor all the time too and thought it was pretty cool. Unfortunately it indeed was just a rumor. I used to hear that he wore sweaters to cover his tattoo sleeves.

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/mrrogers.asp

[Simmion_1]

awww that would have been kick ass were it true hehe

[River_Rat_459]

We haven't talked about this thread in a while, but I wanted to post these pics from StrangeMilitary.com of Elvis in uniform. Anyone who has been to Germany: I know it could have been taken anywhere, but doesn't the first pic look like Friedberg? I'm pretty sure the last one is from there. Note how his hat has the unit crest on it instead of rank.
http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/129786.jpg
http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/129769.jpg
http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/129767.jpg
http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/129766.jpg
http://www.strangemilitary.com/images/content/129765.jpg

There are also some pretty interesting pics of him here: http://www.elvis.com.au/presley/elvisandtheusarmy.shtml, but I gotta post this one here...I love it!
http://photos.elvispresleymusic.com.au/images/army/army_elvis_bazooka.jpg

Didn't realize he had to swear in at Ft. Chaffee, Arkansas. That place is a friggin' hole!

[River_Rat_459]

FoxNews.com has a post today of celebrities who served. The link is here: http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/entertainment/2009/11/11/celebrity-veterans#slide=1. We've seen some of them already, but there are some new ones as well (my apologies if I repeated any that were listed already; I did try to make sure I avoided doing that):


Hugh Hefner was an infantry clerk in the Army from 1944 to 1946.

Audie Murphy became a successful actor after his tour of duty, and what a tour it was. One of the most highly decorated soldiers in World War II, Murphy received the Medal of Honor and 32 more citations from the U.S. and our allies. He was buried with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery.

Dennis Franz ("NYPD Blue" ) fought in the Vietnam War with the Army's 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions.

Fred Durst, lead singer of Limp Bizkit, joined the Navy after high school, serving until he was 20 years old, at which point he was discharged and became a tattoo artist.

Lee Marvin - Marine sniper

Robin Quivers, Howard Stern's sidekick, was a Captain and nurse in the Air Force from 1975-1978. :o

Alan Alda was a combat officer in the Army during the Korean War. He then played a surgeon in the Korean War in M*A*S*H. :shock:

Darva Conger was a nurse Staff Sergeant with the Air Force before her TV fame put her on the cover of fellow veteran Hugh Hefner's Playboy magazine.

Charlton Heston was with the Army Air Corps during World War II.

[Timmy_2_Tones]

Alan Alda was a combat officer in the Army during the Korean War. He then played a surgeon in the Korean War in M*A*S*H.

That is freakin' awesome. :lol:

[River_Rat_459]

The September 2010 issue of "The NCO Journal" mentioned that J.D. Salinger, author of The Catcher in the Rye was a staff sergeant with the 4th Infantry Division during WWII. With that, I decided it was time to revisit this list and see if anyone else notable turned up. Sure enough...

F. Lee Bailey (was one of O.J. Simpson's lawyers) - USMC fighter pilot and legal officer
Dusty Baker (Cincinnati Reds manager) - USMC Reserve
Glen Bell (founder of Taco Bell) - USMC during WWII
Rod Carew (MLB Hall of Fame) - USMC Reserve engineer
Roberto Clemente (MLB Hall of Fame) -USMC Reserve infantry. Note that Clemente joined shortly after he debuted for the Pittsburgh Pirates 1955 and remained in the Corps through 1964.
Don and Phil Everly (a.k.a. The Everly Brothers) - USMC
Mike Farrell - (M*A*S*H*) - USMC
Don Imus - USMC
Mills Lane (boxing ref and People's Court) - USMC
Robert Ludlum (author The Bourne Identity) - USMC
Tug McGraw (notable MLB relief pitcher and father of Tim McGraw) - USMC
Jim Mora (former NFL coach) - USMC
Randy Orton (WWE) - USMC In a bit of irony, Orton didn't last but a year. He was given a bad conduct discharge for disobeying orders and going AWOL twice. Fitting, considering his character is a heel.
George Peppard (Hannibal from the original "A-Team" TV series) - USMC
George C. Scott (Academy Award winner for his role as "Patton") - USMC more irony!
David Robinson (NBA) - Navy (reserve?)
Roger Staubach (former Dallas Cowboys QB, NFL Hall of Fame) - Navy supply officer in Vietnam
Neil Armstrong (astronaut) - Navy
Bob Barker - Navy fighter pilot during WWII
Harry Belafonte - Navy
Larry Flynt (publisher of Hustler) - Navy radar operator on the USS Enterprise during the early 60's
Paul Newman - Navy during WWII
Regis Philbin - Navy
Chesley Sullenberger (the pilot who safely landed the jet airliner in the Hudson River) - Air Force

[bcgdragon]

Don't forget comic genius Sinbad was USAF. Stationed here in Wichita, if my memory serves me.

[River_Rat_459]

Saw this link today on Foxsports.com. There are a few names on there that we've seen before, and a few more we may not have been aware of:

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/lists/NFL-football-military-veterans-servicemen-052411#photo-title=Proud%20tradition&photo=29820276

[jack]

It's been awhile since I saw this thread.

[River_Rat_459]

There was a question on tonight's edition of Jeopardy regarding Drew Carey being in the Marines. They showed the picture on the left:

1210

EDIT: Grabbed that photo from the following link, which lists a few famous celebrity/Marines. First time I've seen a pic of Shaggy. http://assaultweb.net/forums/showthread.php?t=127169

[River_Rat_459]

I'm watching UFC right now and there's an excellent match on between Randy Couture and Antonio Nogueira from 2009. The commentators mentioned that Couture boxed while in the Army, so I went and looked it up. According to his official website, he served 6 years in the Army right out of high school. It says he took up boxing "to offset the standard Army physical training." (?)

Wikipedia goes into a little more depth:


Couture served in the U.S. Army from 1982–1988, attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 101st Airborne, where he "wrestled and did a little boxing." He coached at Oregon State University.

Upon discharge, he became a three-time Olympic team alternate (1988, 1992 and 1996), a semifinalist at the 2000 Olympic Trials, a three-time National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division-I All-American and a two-time NCAA Division-I runner-up at Oklahoma State University.

The dude is all kinds of cool in my book.

[RosesNRevolvers]

I've heard Bill Cosby lost his caduceus and his career because he got caught gundecking.

Could be a rumor, though. Just like the Mr. Rogers/sweater to cover sleeves/badass sniper things I've heard countless times.

[toby2533]

go to the football hall of fame they now have a veteran's section honoring the NFL players that fought, there was one guy who was captured by the japs lost over 100 Lbs but after the war his team allowed him to suit up for 1 year even though he never played, could not see any owners today doing that.


Here is a list of modern players who served



NFL PLAYERS WITH SERVICE TIES


Name
Service
Professional team(s)
College


Mike Anderson
Marine Corps, about 1996
Denver Broncos, 2000-03
University of Utah




Baltimore Ravens, 2006-07



Vaughn Baker
Army, 1988-90
Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-97
University of Cincinnati




Green Bay Packers, 1998-99





Cincinnati Bengals, 2000-02



C.C. Brown
National Guard, service unknown
Detroit Lions, 2010
University of Louisiana-Lafayette


Caleb Campbell
Army, 2008-present
Detroit Lions, 2010
Army


Kyle Eckel
Navy, 2001-06
New England Patriots, 2007
Navy




Philadelphia Eagles, 2008





New Orleans Saints, 2009



Chuck Evans
Marine Corps, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1998
Clark University (Atlanta)




Baltimore Ravens, 1999-00



Bryce Fisher
Air Force, 1995-01
Buffalo Bills, 2001
Air Force



Air National Guard, 2001-present
St. Louis Rams, 2002-04





Seattle Seahawks, 2005-06





Tennessee Titans, 2007



Chris Gizzi
Air Force, 1994-99
Green Bay Packers, 2000-01
Air Force


Kevin Greene
Air Force, about 1998
Las Angeles Rams, 1985-92
Auburn University




Pittsburgh Steelers, 1993-95





Carolina Panthers, 1996





San Francisco 49ers, 1997





Carolina Panthers, 1998-99



Ahmard Hall
Marine Cops, 1999-2002
Tennessee Titans, 2006-10
University of Texas



Air National Guard, date unknown




Chad Hall
Air Force, 2008 to about 2009
Philadelphia Eagles, 2010
Air Force


Chad Hennings
Air Force, 1988-92
Dallas Cowboys, 1992-00
Air Force


Clyde Johnson
Marine Corps, 1988-onwards
Kansas City Chiefs, 1997
Kansas State University


J.J. Johnson
Navy, about 1995
Miami Dolphins, 1999-01
Mississippi State


Ron Leshinski
Army, about 1999
Philadelphia Eagles, 1999
Army


Terry Long
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984-91
East Carolina


Napoleon McCallum
Navy, 1981-89
Las Angeles Raiders, 1986, 1990-94
Navy


Phil McConkey
Navy, 1975-84
New York Giants, 1984-85
Navy




Green Bay Packers, 1986





New York Giants, 1986-88





Phoenix Cardinals, 1989





San Diego Chargers, 1989



Robert McCune
Navy National Guard, 1997-2000
Washington Redskins, 2005
University of Louisville




Baltimore Ravens, 2007-08



John Milem
Marine Corps, 1997-2000
San Francisco 49ers, 2000-01
Lenoir-Rhyne




Carolina Panthers, 2001



Derrick Rodgers
Air Force, date unknown
Miami Dolphins, 1997-02
Arizona State




New Orleans Saints, 2003-04



Steve Russ
Air Force, 1991-97
Denver Broncos, 1997, 1999-00
Air Force


Mark Stock
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1989
Virginia Military Institute




Washington Redskins, 1993





Indianapolis Colts, 1996



Pat Tillman
Army, 2002-04
Arizona Cardinals, 1998-2001
Arizona State


Chris Wing
Air Force, date unknown
New York Jets, 1997
Boise State


Ray Yakavonis
Army, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1981-83
East Stroudsburg




Kansas City Chiefs, 1983

[River_Rat_459]

Oddly enough, Wheel of Fortune was on the other night, and they were showing clips of other countries' version of the show. The clip they had on this particular night was from Vietnam. Pat Sajak mentioned the last time he was there, "Uncle Sam sent me.

I did a little checking and sure enough, he too is a veteran.

From his bio page (http://www.wheeloffortune.com/showguide/bios/patsajak/):


Sajak was born and raised in Chicago, where he broke into broadcasting as a newscaster and announcer at a small radio station. He joined the Army in 1968 and was sent to Vietnam. There, he spent a year-and-a-half with Armed Forces Radio in Saigon - and, like Robin Williams in the feature film of the same name, he started each day by shouting, "Good morning, Vietnam!"
http://www.nnhs65.com/famous-soldiers/1969-Pat-Sajak.jpg

[River_Rat_459]

Found a couple of more while I was researching the Pat Sajak entry. I couldn't find where these had been posted before.

Rod Serling (producer/narrator/screenwriter of The Twilight Zone) - Army, WWII, Airborne Infantry (big write-up at this link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling#Military_service))

Warren Spahn (baseball hall of famer) - Army, WWII, Combat Engineer

Charles M. Schulz (creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip) - Army, WWII, machine gunner (Gotta read his story. It's brief, and it's actually kinda funny. Here's the link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_M._Schulz#Military_service))

[iCharlieF0xtr0t]

Jesse Whellens of the Prank VS. Prank Youtube Series was an E6 in the Air Force Security Forces mostly doing flight line duties in germany, He actually is a very avid gamer he lives about 5 minutes from me ran into him a couple times around town.

[River_Rat_459]

Jesse Whellens of the Prank VS. Prank Youtube Series was an E6 in the Air Force Security Forces mostly doing flight line duties in germany, He actually is a very avid gamer he lives about 5 minutes from me ran into him a couple times around town.

Tell him we said "hey" and sign up some time. :cool:

[squidfamily1]

go to the football hall of fame they now have a veteran's section honoring the NFL players that fought, there was one guy who was captured by the japs lost over 100 Lbs but after the war his team allowed him to suit up for 1 year even though he never played, could not see any owners today doing that.


Here is a list of modern players who served



NFL PLAYERS WITH SERVICE TIES


Name
Service
Professional team(s)
College


Mike Anderson
Marine Corps, about 1996
Denver Broncos, 2000-03
University of Utah




Baltimore Ravens, 2006-07



Vaughn Baker
Army, 1988-90
Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-97
University of Cincinnati




Green Bay Packers, 1998-99





Cincinnati Bengals, 2000-02



C.C. Brown
National Guard, service unknown
Detroit Lions, 2010
University of Louisiana-Lafayette


Caleb Campbell
Army, 2008-present
Detroit Lions, 2010
Army


Kyle Eckel
Navy, 2001-06
New England Patriots, 2007
Navy




Philadelphia Eagles, 2008





New Orleans Saints, 2009



Chuck Evans
Marine Corps, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1998
Clark University (Atlanta)




Baltimore Ravens, 1999-00



Bryce Fisher
Air Force, 1995-01
Buffalo Bills, 2001
Air Force



Air National Guard, 2001-present
St. Louis Rams, 2002-04





Seattle Seahawks, 2005-06





Tennessee Titans, 2007



Chris Gizzi
Air Force, 1994-99
Green Bay Packers, 2000-01
Air Force


Kevin Greene
Air Force, about 1998
Las Angeles Rams, 1985-92
Auburn University




Pittsburgh Steelers, 1993-95





Carolina Panthers, 1996





San Francisco 49ers, 1997





Carolina Panthers, 1998-99



Ahmard Hall
Marine Cops, 1999-2002
Tennessee Titans, 2006-10
University of Texas



Air National Guard, date unknown




Chad Hall
Air Force, 2008 to about 2009
Philadelphia Eagles, 2010
Air Force


Chad Hennings
Air Force, 1988-92
Dallas Cowboys, 1992-00
Air Force


Clyde Johnson
Marine Corps, 1988-onwards
Kansas City Chiefs, 1997
Kansas State University


J.J. Johnson
Navy, about 1995
Miami Dolphins, 1999-01
Mississippi State


Ron Leshinski
Army, about 1999
Philadelphia Eagles, 1999
Army


Terry Long
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984-91
East Carolina


Napoleon McCallum
Navy, 1981-89
Las Angeles Raiders, 1986, 1990-94
Navy


Phil McConkey
Navy, 1975-84
New York Giants, 1984-85
Navy




Green Bay Packers, 1986





New York Giants, 1986-88





Phoenix Cardinals, 1989





San Diego Chargers, 1989



Robert McCune
Navy National Guard, 1997-2000
Washington Redskins, 2005
University of Louisville




Baltimore Ravens, 2007-08



John Milem
Marine Corps, 1997-2000
San Francisco 49ers, 2000-01
Lenoir-Rhyne




Carolina Panthers, 2001



Derrick Rodgers
Air Force, date unknown
Miami Dolphins, 1997-02
Arizona State




New Orleans Saints, 2003-04



Steve Russ
Air Force, 1991-97
Denver Broncos, 1997, 1999-00
Air Force


Mark Stock
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1989
Virginia Military Institute




Washington Redskins, 1993





Indianapolis Colts, 1996



Pat Tillman
Army, 2002-04
Arizona Cardinals, 1998-2001
Arizona State


Chris Wing
Air Force, date unknown
New York Jets, 1997
Boise State


Ray Yakavonis
Army, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1981-83
East Stroudsburg




Kansas City Chiefs, 1983



I would love to see Chad henning write a book about himself. Dude flew a10's in the gulf cause he was too tall for any other airplane and then played defensive end in the NFL. That guy must be bored as hell after being an adrenaline junket that long.
Don't know if it was up there but rocky blier stepped on a landmine in Vietnam and went on to play running back for the steelers. Correct me if I'm wrong on that one Toby.

[A-25TH-ID-VET]

Don't know if it was up there but rocky blier stepped on a landmine in Vietnam and went on to play running back for the steelers. Correct me if I'm wrong on that one Toby.I know I'm not Toby but, it was a grenade that landed near him. He was shot threw his leg before the grenade incident. Here is a great write up about Rocky. http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2009/8/19/990365/40-years-ago-today-in-steelers

[squidfamily1]

I know I'm not Toby but, it was a grenade that landed near him. He was shot threw his leg before the grenade incident. Here is a great write up about Rocky. http://www.behindthesteelcurtain.com/2009/8/19/990365/40-years-ago-today-in-steelers

What a badass

[ValhallaCQC]

If I may add to the list of all time bad asses, Capt. Luckett had both legs blown off, threw some prosthetics on, got his EIB and returned to his deployed unit. Major rockstar!http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/09/25/wounded-iraq-double-amputee-returns-lines-afghanistan/

[ROMAD21]

Chuck Norris!!!!!!!! enough said.

[Rickety Rob]

David Robinson. Ex center for the Spurs. Went to Navy and served as an officer in the Navy before getting drafted.

[toby2533]

At Canton Football hall of fame Rocky and Roger Staubach are the Vietnam NFL players they highlight in video, very cool.

[River_Rat_459]

Gotta add J.R. Martinez to this list. He won Dancing With The Stars in November 2011. Also he's an actor on some soap opera.

Sayeth Wikipedia:


In September 2002, Martinez enlisted in the United States Army and underwent Basic and Advanced Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he acquired skills as an 11B (Infantryman). After reporting to Fort Campbell in January 2003, he was assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division.

In February 2003, he was deployed to the middle east. Two months later, Martinez was serving as a driver of a Humvee when the driver's side front tire hit an IED; he suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to more than 40 percent of his body. He was evacuated to Ramstein AB, Germany, for immediate care and transferred to the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center at Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC) in San Antonio, Texas. He spent 34 months at BAMC and has undergone 33 cosmetic and skin-graft surgeries.

Also, Rob Riggle is USMC Reserve Lieutenant Colonel.
Rob Riggle is best known as a comedy "news" correspondent on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. But he's also got another gig: as a Marine Corps reservist.

As he said when he was a correspondent on The Daily Show, training in the Marines was no walk in the park.

Still, Riggle must be doing something right, because he was recently recommended for promotion to lieutenant colonel in the Marine Reserves.

When he's not on set or performing, Riggle is a public affairs officer, training fellow Marines in how to respond to media requests. He's stationed out in Los Angeles now, but in the days before he sparred on late-night television with Jon Stewart, he served in Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan.

More on that here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104482795

[KaNtSt0PMeH]

go to the football hall of fame they now have a veteran's section honoring the NFL players that fought, there was one guy who was captured by the japs lost over 100 Lbs but after the war his team allowed him to suit up for 1 year even though he never played, could not see any owners today doing that.


Here is a list of modern players who served



NFL PLAYERS WITH SERVICE TIES


Name
Service
Professional team(s)
College


Mike Anderson
Marine Corps, about 1996
Denver Broncos, 2000-03
University of Utah




Baltimore Ravens, 2006-07



Vaughn Baker
Army, 1988-90
Kansas City Chiefs, 1994-97
University of Cincinnati




Green Bay Packers, 1998-99





Cincinnati Bengals, 2000-02



C.C. Brown
National Guard, service unknown
Detroit Lions, 2010
University of Louisiana-Lafayette


Caleb Campbell
Army, 2008-present
Detroit Lions, 2010
Army


Kyle Eckel
Navy, 2001-06
New England Patriots, 2007
Navy




Philadelphia Eagles, 2008





New Orleans Saints, 2009



Chuck Evans
Marine Corps, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1993-1998
Clark University (Atlanta)




Baltimore Ravens, 1999-00



Bryce Fisher
Air Force, 1995-01
Buffalo Bills, 2001
Air Force



Air National Guard, 2001-present
St. Louis Rams, 2002-04





Seattle Seahawks, 2005-06





Tennessee Titans, 2007



Chris Gizzi
Air Force, 1994-99
Green Bay Packers, 2000-01
Air Force


Kevin Greene
Air Force, about 1998
Las Angeles Rams, 1985-92
Auburn University




Pittsburgh Steelers, 1993-95





Carolina Panthers, 1996





San Francisco 49ers, 1997





Carolina Panthers, 1998-99



Ahmard Hall
Marine Cops, 1999-2002
Tennessee Titans, 2006-10
University of Texas



Air National Guard, date unknown




Chad Hall
Air Force, 2008 to about 2009
Philadelphia Eagles, 2010
Air Force


Chad Hennings
Air Force, 1988-92
Dallas Cowboys, 1992-00
Air Force


Clyde Johnson
Marine Corps, 1988-onwards
Kansas City Chiefs, 1997
Kansas State University


J.J. Johnson
Navy, about 1995
Miami Dolphins, 1999-01
Mississippi State


Ron Leshinski
Army, about 1999
Philadelphia Eagles, 1999
Army


Terry Long
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1984-91
East Carolina


Napoleon McCallum
Navy, 1981-89
Las Angeles Raiders, 1986, 1990-94
Navy


Phil McConkey
Navy, 1975-84
New York Giants, 1984-85
Navy




Green Bay Packers, 1986





New York Giants, 1986-88





Phoenix Cardinals, 1989





San Diego Chargers, 1989



Robert McCune
Navy National Guard, 1997-2000
Washington Redskins, 2005
University of Louisville




Baltimore Ravens, 2007-08



John Milem
Marine Corps, 1997-2000
San Francisco 49ers, 2000-01
Lenoir-Rhyne




Carolina Panthers, 2001



Derrick Rodgers
Air Force, date unknown
Miami Dolphins, 1997-02
Arizona State




New Orleans Saints, 2003-04



Steve Russ
Air Force, 1991-97
Denver Broncos, 1997, 1999-00
Air Force


Mark Stock
Army, date unknown
Pittsburgh Steelers, 1989
Virginia Military Institute




Washington Redskins, 1993





Indianapolis Colts, 1996



Pat Tillman
Army, 2002-04
Arizona Cardinals, 1998-2001
Arizona State


Chris Wing
Air Force, date unknown
New York Jets, 1997
Boise State


Ray Yakavonis
Army, date unknown
Minnesota Vikings, 1981-83
East Stroudsburg




Kansas City Chiefs, 1983





I actually worked for Chad Hall here at Hill AFB. He was a young LT. I use to run flag football against him, the guy was small but a beast nonetheless. No one to me is cooler than Bob Ross though that guy goes hard in the paint lol..

[Indiobeltran]

Had no idea Rob Riggle was a Reserve Lt. Col! Dude is f'ing hilarious;)

[bulletmagnet]

Huey Morgan from The Fun Loving Criminals served in the first gulf war.

He was given a choice by a judge when he was young...Jail or Marines.
He choose wisely I think.

[Twizted875]

Huey Morgan from The Fun Loving Criminals served in the first gulf war.

He was given a choice by a judge when he was young...Jail or Marines.
He choose wisely I think.

Shaggy don't know if you remember him was a Marine in the 1st Gulf War as well as Captain Kangaroo who was also a Marine if memory serves.

[sirjohnathon]

Shaggy don't know if you remember him was a Marine in the 1st Gulf War as well as Captain Kangaroo who was also a Marine if memory serves.

Captain Kangaroo was a Marine, but contrary to many accounts he did not see any wartime action. He enlisted shortly after the A-Bomb. Still a very worthy veteran, don't mean to discount his service at all.

[Rickety Rob]

Captain Kangaroo was a Marine, but contrary to many accounts he did not see any wartime action. He enlisted shortly after the A-Bomb. Still a very worthy veteran, don't mean to discount his service at all.

I would hate to have a name like that...hahaha!

[Indiobeltran]

I was starstruck last weekend on my BDAY! Mel Gibson came into the Paris Casino, shook my hand and winked at me and said Happy birthday... Scratch that off the bucket list ;)! The Paris casino hooked me up big time, I think a little help from my family as well.

[Rickety Rob]

I was starstruck last weekend on my BDAY! Mel Gibson came into the Paris Casino, shook my hand and winked at me and said Happy birthday... Scratch that off the bucket list ;)! The Paris casino hooked me up big time, I think a little help from my family as well.

Nice. I've met some celebs but none where I got a wink (no homo) from...hahaha!

[River_Rat_459]

I was starstruck last weekend on my BDAY! Mel Gibson came into the Paris Casino, shook my hand and winked at me and said Happy birthday... Scratch that off the bucket list ;)! The Paris casino hooked me up big time, I think a little help from my family as well.

Epic!:very_drunk:

[sirjohnathon]

I was starstruck last weekend on my BDAY! Mel Gibson came into the Paris Casino, shook my hand and winked at me and said Happy birthday... Scratch that off the bucket list ;)! The Paris casino hooked me up big time, I think a little help from my family as well.

Awesome!!

Happy Belated Birthday.

[River_Rat_459]

MMA fighter Liz Carmouche is also a Marine vet. This is from her entry on Wikipedia:


Carmouche was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, and grew up in Okinawa, Japan. She is of Lebanese, Irish and Cajun descent. She currently resides in San Diego, California.

Prior to becoming a professional MMA fighter, Carmouche spent five years in the United States Marine Corps as a helicopter electrician during which she did three tours of duty in occupations of the Middle East (2004-2008).

[CrzyChinook]

found this link pretty cool...

http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-people-in-the-military-infographic-2013-3

[River_Rat_459]

found this link pretty cool...

http://www.businessinsider.com/famous-people-in-the-military-infographic-2013-3

Why in the blue hell do they have a picture of a MC Hammer doll instead of Hammer himself? LOL.

[iCharlieF0xtr0t]

Why in the blue hell do they have a picture of a MC Hammer doll instead of Hammer himself? LOL.

Because MC Hammer looks like this if they used a real picture



5065

[jxspyder]

Because MC Hammer looks like this if they used a real picture



5065

Naw, the Hammer's still rockin it.

Sent from the muddy banks of the Wishkaw

[River_Rat_459]

So, in contrast to that hideous pic posted above....here's a link to some good looking cheerleaders who have served in the military.:cool::D

And one dude.:(:mad:

http://ultimatecheerleaders.com/lists/service-members/

[River_Rat_459]

Found a few more while I was at it...

Nate Dogg - Before he helped put LBC on the map in the hip hop world, Nate Dogg was a munitions specialist in the US Marines. The late rapper once said he joined the military to "see if I was a man."
Terence Trent D'Arby - It's hard to picture this soft-voiced R&B singer as either a boxer or a soldier, but he was both. After his skills as a lightweight champ earned him an invitation to boxing school in the U.S. Army, D'Arby enlisted and served his country for three years in Oklahoma and West Germany. He was dishonorably discharged in 1983, however, for going AWOL.

Morgan Freeman - Long before he played an officer in the Oscar-nominated film Glory, Freeman served in the Air Force, where he worked as a radar technician. Though his time in active duty was relatively brief, it instilled in Freeman a lifelong love of flying. The actor finally got a pilot's license at the age of 65.

Marvin Gaye - The Prince of Motown spent a few turbulent years in the Air Force as a teenager before faking a mental illness to get a discharge. His wish was granted and he went on to become a musical legend. Years later, his commanding officer said in an interview that Gaye often refused to follow orders.




Berry Gordy - Before he became one of the most influential men in music, Gordy was drafted into the Army and served for three years in the Korean War. Upon his release from the military in 1953, Gordy pursued a career as a songwriter and founded Motown Records four years later in 1957.

SOURCE: BET.com

George Jones - USMC

Ed McMahon - USMC

Leonard Nimoy - Army

John Fogerty - Army Reserve

Jamey Johnson - USMC Reserve

Bea Arthur - USMC

Theodore Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Suess) - Army