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Celebrities’ Courageous Stories About How They Served in the Army

Gene Hackman – US Marines

Gene Hackman had a career before Hollywood fame, which began during his days in the Marine Corps. His Hollywood career lasted more than six decades. He was primarily a radio operator and found other ways to express himself as well. One day he volunteered for duty at the radio station of his unit, DJing without thinking anything would come from it, but they liked him so much that he became their newscaster too!

Later sent to China, where most stationed there were radio operators. He is one Hollywood legend with a storied career that won him two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and two BAFTAs.

Charles Bronson – U. S. Air Force

It’s not every day you hear that an actor was a soldier before he became famous. The actor was very celebrated and won many awards throughout his career for his deep performances. He was a courageous man who served in World War II, flew 20 missions as part of the U.S. Air Force, and then pursued acting when his duty ended!

Charles Bronson was a man with an iron jaw. He played many roles, but his most famous were police officers and other adventurous plots. His collaboration with Michael Winner has been long-term, which is unsurprising given that the two are so much alike!

Gene Hackman – US Marines

Gene Hackman had a career before Hollywood fame, which began during his days in the Marine Corps. His Hollywood career lasted more than six decades. He was primarily a radio operator and found other ways to express himself as well. One day he volunteered for duty at the radio station of his unit, DJing without thinking anything would come from it, but they liked him so much that he became their newscaster too!

Later sent to China, where most stationed there were radio operators. He is one Hollywood legend with a storied career that won him two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, and two BAFTAs.

Adam Driver – US Marines

It’s not surprising that Adam Driver is such a good fighter in the Star Wars movies. Maybe he applied a trick or two that he must have learned during his time as a marine. He served as a mortarman with the Marines after 9/11. The attacks motivated him to serve in the Marines and be graced by the uniform.

Unfortunately, he broke his sternum while serving. As a result, he was medically relieved from service for this injury despite trying to recover. Driver wanted to serve the Marines for a longer time and enjoy wearing the esteemed uniform.

Owen Wilson – New Mexico Military Institute

If you ever pictured Owen Wilson as a military man, this is your chance to rethink it. Owen Wilson joined the New Mexico Military Institute. It’s kind of hard to believe, right? Imagining Wilson in a military uniform seems a bit hilarious as this man is always getting into some accident! He probably had the same opinion, and he never completed his studies or continued with any more training either.

After leaving school at NMMI, he attended the University of Texas, where he studied Arts like many other actors before he has done too, but we all know that comedy was really what made him famous!

Clint Eastwood – U.S. Army

Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood mogul who’s been in the industry for over 50 years. He attempted to go back to complete his studies at Seattle University but ended up being drafted into the Korean War instead.

Clint had a short stay in the U. Army. Even though Eastwood wasn’t really fighting on the battlefield during that time since all he did was work as a lifeguard, The Mule will be his next project – you won’t want to miss it! We are all excited to see him in this upcoming project after a long time.

Chuck Norris – U.S. Air Force

The actor and martial artist turned into a cult figure joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958, just after his high school graduation. Chuck Norris was then sent to South Korea, where he served as an air policeman – it is there that he got acquainted with workouts and started training in Tang Soo Do and Tae Kwon Do.

He learned a lot during his stay in South Korea. When returning back home to California, at March AFB (Air Force Base), until 1962 when he retired from service because of arthritis on both knees.

Pat Sajak – U. S. Army

Pat Sajak was a familiar voice on the radio during Vietnam, and today he’s best known as the host of Wheel of Fortune. However, his first jobs were with Armed Forces Radio. He became popular for playing rock ‘n roll music to soldiers stationed there all around Asa. He was sometimes broadcasting from locations that seemed like they couldn’t be more dangerous than what they already faced!

Leaving the Army after two years, Pat continued working in different formats on Top 40 stations. Eventually, he became one of America’s most iconic game show hosts ever – not just because you can win money but also because it seems to come so naturally.

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