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Happy Veterans Day! When it comes to famous people who have served our country, you often think of people like Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, or even country singer Zach Bryan.
Here’s a list of celebrities you might’ve forgotten are also veterans:
1. Morgan Freeman: He served 1955 to 1959 in the Air Force as an automatic tracking radar repairman. He even rose to the rank of airman first class.
2. Limp Bizkit singer Fred Durst: He served in the Navy from 1988 to 1990.
3. Pat Sajak: He served in the Army from 1968 to 1970 as a DJ during the Vietnam War for the American Forces Vietnam Network.
4. Clint Eastwood: He was drafted into the Army in 1951 during the Korean War. He was a swimming instructor at Fort Ord, California and was discharged in 1953.
5. Sinbad: He served in the Air Force from 1979 to 1983. He was a boom operator, and also competed as a comedian in the Air Force’s Talent Contest in 1981.
6. Adam Driver: He served in the Marine Corps from 2001 to 2004, when he was medically discharged for fracturing his sternum. He enlisted shortly after 9/11.
7. Montel Williams: He served 22 years in the military. He was in the Marine Corps from 1974 to 1980, then the Navy from 1980 to 1996.
8. Mel Brooks: He was drafted into the Army in 1944 during World War 2. He served as a corporal and combat engineer. He was part of the Battle of the Bulge, where he had to help clear German land mines so Allied forces could advance.
9. (The late) Bea Arthur: During World War 2, she was one of the first members of the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve in 1943. She was honorably discharged at the rank of staff sergeant in 1945.
10. (The late) Bob Ross: He served 20 years in the Air Force from 1961 to 1981. He worked as a medical records technician and later as a drill sergeant.
