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By Mallory Mattingly
As we celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, here are five celebrities who served in the U.S. military.
Rob Riggle
Riggle served in the United States Marine Corps for 23 years. He began his time in the military at 19 and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. He also earned over 22 ribbons and medals while on active duty, according to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
He shares more about his military experiences and Hollywood journey in his memoir
Zach Bryan
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Now a country singer nowadays, Bryan served in the Navy, joining when he was 17 years old. In a 2021 Instagram post, he said the Navy was “all I knew since I was basically a snot-nosed child. It made a man out of me, truly.”
“I ran with some big dogs, saw a few fights, out drank the best of them, but more importantly, got to serve alongside some of the best men and women I was ever blessed enough to meet,” he continued. “If it were my decision, I would never get out of the world’s greatest Navy, but here I am, and they kindly honorably discharged me to go play some music.”
Tom Selleck
MAGNUM P.I. superstar Tom Selleck served as a “soldier in the California Army National Guard from 1967 to 1973,” PEOPLE reported. Selleck was a part of “Company C, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry…[and] attended the California Military Academy and served six months of active duty,” per the Army.
“I am a veteran; I’m proud of it,” the BLUE BLOODS star said. “I was a sergeant in the U.S. Army infantry, National Guard, Vietnam era. We’re all brothers and sisters in that sense.”
Pat Sajak
Former WHEEL OF FORTUNE host Pat Sajak got his start as “a radio host for Armed Forces Radio and Television while stationed in Vietnam. As a U.S. Soldier, Sajak served in Vietnam from 1968-1970, originally training as a finance clerk,” the Army reported.
Sajak is proud to be one of the 6 million Vietnam War veterans.
“When our troops returned home from war, many were greeted with insults, not cheers, and all too often were portrayed in the media and in Hollywood films as drug addicts, misfits, perpetrators of atrocities and losers,” he wrote in a letter on the American Veterans Center website. “The reality is that the Vietnam Veterans compiled an outstanding record of courage, service and patriotism. They should be proud of their record and we should be proud of them.”
Adam Driver
Before his acting career, Adam Driver joined the Marines at 17 years old. He decided to join after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
“I joined…feeling like I think most people in the country did at the time, filled with a sense of patriotism and retribution and the desire to do something,” the STAR WARS actor said in a TED Talk in 2015. “That, coupled with the fact that I wasn’t doing anything.”
Wherever you find yourself today, take a moment to recognize the freedoms you have enjoy because of the brave men and women who fought for our country.
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