He and Mo and Steve Carell are missed.
File this under "Whodathunkit..."
I work in the television industry. A recent job had me working with her brother Vance-- he was a producer on the show (I'm an editor). Vance has also been seen in front of the cameras on the Daily Show.
One day he walked into my bay to give me some notes on a cut and he noticed a little flag-raisers of Iwo Jima poster I had on the wall. He eyed it curiously and said in his flat monotone: "What's THAT all about?"
I prepared for battle. Told him that I was a patriot, supported the troops, America and especially the Marines-- the guys who put it all on the line first.
He nodded and said: "I was a Marine."
Whoa! We immediately started talking about famous battles and operations, etc. Stupidly, I didn't ask him where he was trained, when he served, if he was deployed, etc.
I'll bet Ellen respects the military more than we might think...
He and Mo and Steve Carell are missed.