LIST: These Hollywood Actors Aren’t Ashamed Of Their Service In The Military

Hollywood actors have been known for taking liberal stances on issues, oftentimes involving the military and the United States’ presence on the world stage.
These elites have spewed liberal nonsense from their comfortable Hollywood mansions about situations they know little about, advocating for the U.S. to weaken its military presence and scale back on our involvement in other countries.
Thankfully, not every celebrity fits this mold, and while many have used their fame to support the U.S. military, others have answered the call to serve — and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts.

Here’s a list of 14 celebrities who have served our country:

1. Rob Riggle

• Division – Marines
• Years served – 1990-2013
• Status – Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps

Riggle is most know for his time on SNL, “21 Jump Street,” “The Hangover,” and “Step Brothers.” 


2. Gene Hackman

• Division – Marines
• Years served – 1947-1949

Hackman is known for countless amazing films, including “The French Connection,” “Unforgiven,” “The Royal Tenenbaums” and “Enemy of the State.”

3. Drew Carey 
 

• Division – Marines
• Years served – 1980-1986

Carey is probably best known for hosting and acting in “The Drew Carey Show,” “Whose Line is it Anyway,” “The Price Is Right.”

4. Adam Driver 

• Division – Marines
• Years Served – 2001-2004

Driver got his breakout role on the HBO show “Girls.” He has since starred in films such as “Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens,” “Inside Llewyn Davis” and “What If.”

5. Shaggy — Orville Richard Burrell  
 

• Division – Marines
• War — The Gulf War
• Years served – 1988 – 1992

Shaggy is most known for his hit song “It Wasn’t Me,” along with films such as “Showtime,” “She’s The Man” and “Along Came Polly.”

6. Clint Eastwood 

• Division – Army
• War – The Korean War
• Years served – 1951-1953
• Status – Corporal

Eastwood is know for countless television shows and movies, including “Rawhide,” “Unforgiven,” “Gran Torino,” and “Million Dollar Baby.”

7. Ice-T 

• Division- Army
• Years served: 1979-1983
• 25th Infantry Division

Ice-T became famous for rapping before he moved to television and film. He is known for his role on “Law and Order: SVU.”

8. James Earl Jones 

• Division – Army
• War: The Korean War
• Years served: 1953-1955
• Status: Lieutenant

Jones is most known for the voice of Darth Vader in “Star Wars,” Mufasa in “The Lion King” and “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.”

9. Chuck Norris 

• Division – Air Force
• Years served – 1958-1962

Fun facts:

• He served as an air policeman in South Korea, which is where his passion for martial arts began.
• He received the Veteran of the Year in award in 2001 at the American Veteran awards.

Norris known for his role as Cordell Walker on “Walker, Texas Ranger.” He also starred in films such as “The Delta Force,” “The Way of The Dragon” and “Expendables 2.”

10. Morgan Freeman 

• Division – Air Force
• Years served – 1955-1959
• Status – Airman First Class

Freeman is known for his roles in “Shawshank Redemption,” “Se7en,” and “Million Dollar Baby,” and many other films.

11. Humphrey Bogart 

• Division – Navy
• War – World War 1
• Years Served – 1918-1919

Bogart is most known for his roles in “Casablanca,” “The Maltese Falcon” and “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.”

12. Jimmy Stewart 

• Division – United States Air Force Reserve
• War – World War II, Vietnam War
• Years Served – 1943-1968

Stewart is known for his roles in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” and “Vertigo.”

13. Clark Gable 

• Division – Army Air Force
• War – World War II
• Years Served – 1942-1947

Gable is most known for his roles in “Gone with the Wind,” “It Happened One Night” and “The Misfits.”

14. Glenn Ford 

• Division – Coast Guard Auxiliary, U.S. Marines, U.S. Naval Reserves
• War – World War II
• Years Served – 1941-1945 (discharged from Marines); served in the U.S. Naval Reserves for decades afterwards.

Ford is known for his roles in “Gilda,” “The Big Heat” and “3:10 to Yuma.”
H/T Independent Journal