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| Topic Started: Nov 12 2017, 03:14 AM (1,835 Views) | |
| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:14 AM Post #1 |
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These are some famous entertainers that were in the military at one time, and some of them fought in wars. Starting off is actor Morgan Freeman, he was in the Air Force. ![]() ![]() Actor Clark Gable was in the Army, where he flew combat missions during World War 2. ![]() Actor Kirk Douglas was in the Navy, where he fought in World War 2. ![]() Bob Baker is famous for hosting the game show The Price is Right. Baker was a fighter pilot in the Navy. ![]() Author Alex Haley was in the U.S. Coast Guard, he's famous for making the movie Roots. ![]() Actor and singer Harry Belafonte was in the Navy. ![]() Motown founder Berry Gordy was in the Army. He was in the Army during the Korean war. Grammy award winning Gospel singer Fred Hammond was in the Army. ![]()
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:14 AM Post #2 |
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Rock musician Jimi Hendrix was in the Army.![]() ![]() ![]() Elvis Presley was in the Army. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Music legend Tony Bennett was in the Army, and he fought in World War 2. ![]() Country music legend Willie Nelson was in the Air Force. ![]() Rock legend Jerry Garcia of the Greatful Dead was in the Army.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:15 AM Post #3 |
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Comedy great Richard Pryor was in the Army. This is a picture of him in the Army.![]() Comedian and actor Bill Cosby was in the Navy. ![]() ![]() Comedian Dick Gregory was in the Army. ![]() Comedian and actor Demond Wilson was in the Army, he's famous for his role on the hit television show Sanford and Son. ![]() Comedian Flip Wilson was in the Air Force. ![]() Comedian Sinbad was in the Air Force. ![]() Actor and comedian Sammy Davis Jr was in the Army. ![]() Comedian and late night television host Johnny Carson was in the Navy. ![]() Johnny Carson co host Ed McMahon was in the Marines.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:15 AM Post #4 |
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This is actor Dan Blocker, he's famous for his role as Hoss Cartwright on the television show Bonanza. Dan was in the Army and he fought in the Korean war.![]() Actor Chuck Norris was in the Air Force. ![]() Actor James Garner was in the Army, and he fought in the Korean war where he received a Purple Heart for his injuries. ![]() Actor and Oscar winning movie director Oliver Stone was in the Army, where he fought in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart for injuries that he received. ![]() Actor Steve McQueen was in the Marines. ![]() Oscar winning actor and movie director Paul Newman was in the Navy. He fought in World War 2 where he received the Action Ribbon and Combat Aircrew Wings awards as a rear-seat gunner. Actor Humphrey Bogart was in the Navy, he fought and was injured in World War 1. ![]() Actor James Arness is famous for his role on the television show Gun Smoke. Arness was in the Army, he fought in World War 2. He was injured in that war, and he received the Purple Heart for his injury. He also received the Bronze Star while in the military. ![]() Actor Tom Selleck was in the Army. ![]() Sean Connery is an Oscar winning actor known for playing the role of James Bond. Connery was in the Navy.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:16 AM Post #5 |
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Boxer Joe Louis was in the Army.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Boxer Sugar Ray Robinson was in the Army. ![]() ![]() Hall of Fame Super Bowl winning coach Tom Landry of the Dallas Cowboys, was in the Army. ![]() NFL Hall of Famer and Super Bowl winning quarterback Roger Staubach of the Dallas Cowboys was in the Navy. ![]() ![]()
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:16 AM Post #6 |
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Baseball great Jackie Robinson was in the Army.![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Baseball great Willie Mays was in the Army. ![]() ![]() NBA Hall of Famer David Robinson was in the Navy. ![]() Rocky Bleier was in the Army, and he fought in the Vietnam war. During his time in Vietnam he was shot in the leg, and he lost part of his foot. Doctors told him that because of his injuries he would never play football again. Refusing to accept that, after he came back from the war Rocky Bleier trained and pushed himself hard and got back into playing shape, the Pittsburgh Steelers gave him a tryout and he made the team. He became the starting full back for the team, and he won 4 Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and he also received the Bronze medal and the Purple Heart for the injuries that he received while fighting in the war. Yogi Berra is a baseball legend. As a baseball player he won 10 world series, and 18 times he was an All Star. He was inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame. But before that he was in the Navy, where he fought in World War 2. He was a gunner on a rocket boat during the D-Day invasion of Normandy, which was the start of World War 2. Yogi Berra received a Purple Heart while in the military. ![]() Golf legend Arnold Palmer was in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:17 AM Post #7 |
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Actress Bea Arthur of the hit television show Golden Girls, was in the Marines.![]() After the attack on Pearl Harbor, baseball Legend Bob Feller put his baseball career on hold, and he became the first American professional athlete to volunteer for combat. He joined the Navy. ![]() Clint Eastwood was in the Army. ![]() Actor Desi Arnaz was in the Army, he was famous for his role on the hit television show I Love Lucy. Actor, comedian, and game show host Drew Carey was in the Marines. ![]() Country music singer George Jones was in the Marines. ![]() Actor Larry Hagman was in the Air Force, he's known for his role as J R Ewing on the hit television show Dallas, and for his role on the television show I Dream of Jeannie. ![]() Actor and comedian Don Rickless was in the Navy. Actor Frederick Gwynne was in the Navy during World War 2. Gwynne is known for his role on the television show the Munsters. ![]() Oscar winning actor Charlton Heston was in the Army.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:17 AM Post #8 |
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Actor Sherman Hemsely was in the Air Force, he's known for his role on the hit television show The Jeffersons.![]() Actor Ossie Davis was in the Army. ![]() Comedian George Carlin was in the Air Force. Actor Moses Gunn was in the Army. ![]() Actor Sidney Poitier was in the Army. ![]() Actor James Earl Jones was in the Army. ![]() Actor John Amos famous for his role on the hit television show Good Times, and for his role in the movie Roots. Amos was in the Army National Guard. ![]() Comedian and actor Whitman Mayo was in the Army during the Korean war. He's famous for playing the role of Grady Wilson on the hit television show Sanford and Son. ![]() Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Larry Doby was in the Navy. During his time in baseball he hit 254 home runs.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:18 AM Post #9 |
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Singer Marvin Gaye was in the Air Force.![]() Jazz great John Coltrane was in the Navy. ![]() Jazz great Grover Washington Jr was in the Army. ![]() Jazz great Wayne Shorter was in the Army. ![]() Blues great Bobby Blue Bland was in the Army. ![]() Blues great B.B. King was in the Army. Singer Bill Whithers was in the Navy.
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| Keshawn | Nov 12 2017, 03:18 AM Post #10 |
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Rapper Ice Tea was in the Army.![]() Professor Griff of Public Enemy was in the Army. ![]() Rapper MC Hammer was in the Navy. ![]() Rapper Nate Dogg was in the Marines. ![]() Rapper Mystikal was in the Army. ![]() Rapper Shaggy was in the Marines. ![]() Television host Montel Williams was in the Marines. ![]() Actor Adam Driver is known for his role in the movie Star Wars. Driver was in the Marines. ![]() Actor Leonard Nimoy is famous for playing the role of Spock on the hit television show Star Trek. Nimoy was in the Army. ![]() Continue to the next page. Edited by Keshawn, Nov 13 2017, 04:13 AM.
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