[DFG]

Winning Your Wings

[Old Sarge]

Would that we hands men such as he, in our nation’s hour of despair.

[skinkinthegrass]

a very different time; few (today's) actors/singers; would've even consider it. :-\
many actors/singers; are very very anti-freedom/American.

[cruise_missile]

One of the best Hollywood stars ever.

[A Navy Vet]

Ronald Reagan also served, however, as public relations laison. He did a lot of good for the buying Bonds efforts. Not everyone can be a front line troop.

[Beowulf9]

I would like to point out that John Wayne did NOT serve.

[dainbramaged]

Audio from a 1990 speech at Princeton about his military service.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoY8Cj1larg

[Kimmers]

I know a former Navy Seal that said when Jimmy died the AF lost a good friend. He said he was an incredible pilot that could fly anything.....

[JimC214]

Tyrone Power was another established actor who enlisted. Went to boot at MCRD San Diego and then went to OCS at Quantico. he flew transports.

[wagglebee]

Jimmy Stewart was a great patriot and certainly in the top five of all actors ever.

[Doc91678]

There are few if any actors in Hollywood today that can even claim they served in the military. Guys like Stewart, would not be well liked by the Hollywood crowd today and would more than likely be forced out of the industry.

[Doc91678]

There are few if any actors in Hollywood today that can even claim they served in the military. Guys like Stewart, would not be well liked by the Hollywood crowd today and would more than likely be forced out of the industry.

[Born to Conserve]

To any inconsequential losers who think John Wayne was not a great American:

“Recently declassified Soviet documents reveal that .... Soviet premier Joseph Stalin ordered Wayne’s assassination as a result of his frequently-espoused anti-communist politics.”

That’s good enough for me.

[patriot08]

A true American hero and one of my all time favorites.

[betty boop]

According to my Mom, now aged 95 and still going strong — who served as a U.S. Navy Nurse Lieutenant for four years in the South Pacific during WWII — two other Hollywood notables of her personal acquaintance served during WWII: Henry Fonda (Mom says he had a predilection for drink at all times of the day) and Tyrone Power (who she says was constantly evading "female predators" — go figure).

All I remember now from Mom's account was that Fonda was a high-ranking officer (don't recall which service). Power was a Marine pilot, IIRC. I must ask her for a catch-up on these details....

Also as I recall, Ronald Reagan also served, but in-country, not behind the lines — as spokesman of a "propaganda" effort to shore up public support for the war in its dark days....

Does anybody know of any "bright lights" of contemporary Hollywood who have served their country in like capacity in recent times? Other than Gary Sinese — who served and serves outside of a uniform?

Just wondering....

[Portcall24]

I have been collecting information on Celebrities In Uniform for over 10 years. Here’s my list:

http://www.portcall24.com/Celebrities_In_Uniform.htm

[stockpirate]

I think Ted Williams the greatest hitter ever to step up to the plate served in WWII and Korea as a pilot.

[stockpirate]

I think Ted Williams, the greatest hitter ever to step up to the plate, served in WWII and Korea as a pilot.

[Jack Hammer]

Lee Marvin - Pacific Marine.

Those were the days when all Americans were proud to don the uniform to serve their country.

[Jack Hammer]

And let’s not forget Captain Kangaroo’s Mr. Greenjeans, ex-Marine, and Johnny Carson, Navy, and Ed McMahon, Naval Aviator, World War II.

[wetgundog]

Clark Gable was a waist gunner in Eighth Air Force bombing runs over Germany.