*Parts 1,2,3 : Stars In US Military Service- A. Murphy, M. Gaye, B. Arthur, W. Studi, W. Nelson MORE

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- PART 1. 80 Stars who served in the US military. - Video by Guillermo Paz.

When I do my Stars lists and In Memoriam, you have been telling me you´d like to see one of these videos honoring those who served in the military, so I listened. And this time, I´ll try to give you even more than what you asked me for... a whole series of videos. Starting with this one about 80 Stars who served in the US military.
Of course, 80 will not be nowhere near enough, and you will "kindly" add them in the comments so I can include them in part two and beyond. Also, if this series is something you like and give tons of thumbs up, I can expand on it to add videos about each branch and all. So you know, let me know! Now, without further ado,

PART 1. 80 Stars who served in the US military.

1- Oliver Stone - US Army Infantry soldier - Vietnam veteran
2- Clint Eastwood - US Army - Korea veteran
3- Elvis Presley - US Army
4- Morgan Freeman - US Air Force
5- Chuck Norris - US Air Force
6- Pat Sajak - US Army - Vietnam veteran
7- Johnny Carson - US Navy
8- Mr T. - US Army
9- Mel Brooks - US Army WWII veteran
10- Bea Arthur - US Marine Corps
11- Bob Barker - US Navy WWII veteran
12- Johnny Cash - US Air Force
13- Orville Richard Burrell CD "Shaggy" - US Marine Corps - Gulf veteran
14- Tom Selleck - National Guard
15- Ice-T - US Army
16- Sammy Davis Jr - US Army WWII veteran
17- Steve McQueen - US Marine Corps
18- Paul Newman - US Navy WWII veteran
19- Richard Pryor - US Army
20- Vincent Pastore - US Navy

21- James Earl Jones - US Army - Korean Veteran
22- Mickey Rooney - US Army WWII
23- Montel Williams - US Marine Corps
24- James Stewart - US Army Air Corps
25- Don Rickles - US Navy WWII veteran
26- John Coltrane - US Navy
27- Leonard Nimoy - US Army
28- Robin Quivers - US Air Force
29- Charlton Heston - US Army WWII veteran
30- Kirk Douglas - US Navy WWII veteran
31- Adam Driver - US Marine Corps
32- Bob Newhart - US Army Korea veteran
33- Henry Fonda - US Navy - WWII veteran
34- David Atkins "Sinbad" - US Air Force
35- Ernest Borgnine - US Navy
36- Humphrey Bogart - US Navy
37- Robert Duvall - US Army Korea veteran
38- Gene Hackman - US Marine Corps
39- Danny Aiello - US Army
40- Harry Belafonte - US Navy - WWII veteran

41- Kris Kristofferson - US Army
42- Dennis Franz - US Army Vietnam veteran
43- Tony Curtis - US Navy - WWII veteran
44- Zulay Henao - US Army
45- Carl Reiner - US Army WWII veteran
46- Don Knotts - US Army
47- Jerry Garcia - US Army
48- Sidney Poitier - US Navy
49- Gene Wilder - US Army
50- Drew Carey - US Marine Corps
51- Art Carney - US Army WWII veteran
52- Tony Bennett - US Army WWII veteran
53- J.R. Martinez - US Army
54- Jack Palance - US Air Force - WWII veteran
55- Berry Gordy - US Army Korean veteran
56- Mike Farrell - US Marine Corps
57- Charles Durning - US Army - WWII veteran
58- Buster Keaton - US Army
59- Peter Boyle - US Navy
60- William Daniels - US Army

61- Cesar Romero - US Coast Guard
62- Robert Mitchum - US Army WWII veteran
63- Charles Bronson - US Ar Force WWII veteran
64- Lou Rawls - US Army
65- Buddy Hackett - US Army WWII veteran
66- Willie Nelson - US Air Force
67- Bob Keeshan - US Marine Corps
68- Ed McMahon - US Marine Corps WWII and Korea veteran
69- Eddie Albert - US Army / US Coast Guard
70- Rod Serling - US Army WWII veteran
71- Clark Gable - US Army WWII
72- Lee Marvin - US Marine Corps - WWII veteran
73- Harvey Keitel - US Marine Corps
74- Douglas Fairbanks Jr - US Navy - WWII veteran
75- Audie Murphy - US Army - WWII veteran / Korea veteran
76- Rob Riggle - US Marine Corps
77- Henry Kissinger - US Army WWII veteran
78- Hugh Hefner - US Army WWII veteran
79- Jack Lemmon - US Navy
80- Roberto Clemente - US Marine Corps

- Video by Guillermo Paz, http://seriesandtv.com- Soundtrack: The Star Spangled Banner by The U.S. Army Band, March Grandioso by The U.S. Army Band, Semper Fidelis by The U.S. Marine Corps Band, Naval Academy March by The United States Naval Academy Band, The Marine Hymn by The United States Naval Academy Band ~
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- PART 2. 80 Stars who served in the US Military. Guillermo Paz.

When I do my Stars lists and In Memoriam, you have been telling me you´d like to see one of these videos honoring those who served in the military, so I listened. And this time, after a great reception of part one, I´ll try to continue to give you even more than what you asked me for... a whole series of videos. In this follow up sequel, this one about 80 Stars who served in the US military.
Of course, 80 will not be nowhere near enough, and you will "kindly" add them in the comments so I can include them in part three and beyond. Also, if this series keeps showing that you like it and give tons of thumbs up, I can expand on it to add videos about each branch and all. So you know, let me know! Side note: For some I was able to find good pictures of them in uniform, and for some it was impossible for me to secure them. I rather honor them anyways, even if the picture is not of the person in uniform, sometimes it will be from them on a movie or an event. Now, without further ado,

- PART 2. 80 Stars who served in the US military.

1- Jimi Hendrix - joned US Army in 1961 101st Airborne Division
2- Stanley Kirk Burrell "MC Hammer" - US Navy
3- Ernest Hemingway - American Red Cross medical corps - WWI veteran
4- Nathaniel Dwayne Hale "Nate Dogg" - US Marine Corps
5- William Sanderson - US Army
6- Jesse Ventura - US Navy Vietnam veteran
7- Jennifer Marshall US Navy
8- Jamie Farr - US Army
9- John Fogerty - US Army
10- Alan Alda - US Army
11- Kurt Vonnegut - US Army WWII veteran
12- Brian Dennehy - US Marine Corps - Vietnam veteran
13- James Garner - US Army Korean veteran - US National Guard
14- Roy Scheider - US Air Force
15- Fred Willard - US Army
16- Bob Feller - US Navy WWII veteran
17- Germaine Williams "Canibus" - US Army
18- Sherman Hemsley - US Air Force
19- Jerry Mathers - US Air Force reserve
20- James Keenan - US Army

21- Harvey Korman - US Navy WWII veteran
22- Sid Caesar - US Coast Guard
23- Robert Stack - US Navy
24- Victor Mature - US Coast Guard
25- Paul Dooley - US Navy WWII veteran
26- Freddy Fender - US Marine Corps
27- Darva Conger - US Air Force
28- Ronald Reagan - US Army
29- Pat Tillman - US Army (killed in action in Afghanistan)
30- Ted Williams - US Navy - US Marine Corps - WWII and Korea veteran
31- Yogi Berra - US Navy WWII veteran (wounded in the Normandy invasion)
32- Rocky Bleier - US Army - Vietnam veteran
33- Jackie Robinson - US Army
34- Randy Couture - US Army
35- George Carlin - US Air Force
36- Si Robertson - US Army - Vietnam veteran
37- Fred Durst - US Navy
38- Jeff Bridges - US Coast Guard
39- Gene Autry - US Army WWII veteran
40- Hank Greenberg - US Army WWII veteran

41- Christy Mathewson - US Army WWI veteran
42- Ty Cobb - US Army - WWI veteran
43- Neville Brand - US Army WWII veteran
44- Early Wynn - US Army WWII veteran
45- Bob Ross - US Air Force
46- Robert Heinlein - US Navy
47- Liz Carmouche - US Marine Corps - Iraq veteran
48- Tim Kennedy - US Army - Iraq and Afghanistan veteran
49- Brian Stann - US Marine Corps
50- Colton Smith - US Army
51- Jorge Rivera - US Army
52- Tim Credeur - US Navy
53- Neil Magny - US National Guard
54- Andrew Todhunter - US Army
55- Ronald Lee Ermey - US Marine Corps Vietnam veteran
56- Larry Doby - US Navy WWII veteran
57- John Mahoney - US Air Force
58- Alan Hale Jr - US Coast Guard - WWII veteran
59- Buddy Ebsen - US Coast Guard
60- James Best - US Army Air Corps WWII veteran

61- Carroll O`Connor - US Merchant Marine - WWII veteran
62- Jason Robards Jr - US Navy WWII veteran
63- Don Adams - US Marine Corps WWII veteran
64- Burt Lancaster - US Army WWII
65- Martin Balsam - US Army WWII veteran
66- George Kennedy - US Army WWII veteran
67- James Whitmore - US Marine Corps WWII veteran
68- James Doohan - US Army - WWII D-Day veteran
69- James Arness - US Army - WWII veteran
70- Jeff Chandler - US Army WWII veteran
71- Charles Schulz - US Army WWII veteran
72- Burgess Meredith - US Army - WWII veteran
73- Robert Montgomery - US Navy WWII veteran
74- Jackie Coogan - US Army WWII veteran
75- William Holden - US Army - WWII veteran
76- George C Scott - US Marine Corps
77- Tyrone Power - US Marine Corps - WWII veteran
78- Jan Merlin - US Navy WWII veteran
79- Ossie Davis - US Army WWII veteran
80- Brian Keith - US Marine Corps WWII veteran

Soundtrack: Call to Statesmanship by United States Army Herald Trumpets, March Grandioso by The U.S. Army Band, Semper Fidelis by The U.S. Marine Corps Band, Naval Academy March by The United States Naval Academy Band, The Marine Hymn by The United States Naval Academy Band, Anchors Aweigh by The U.S. Marine Corps Band.
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- PART 3. 40 Stars who served in the US military.

Continuing on with my list of stars who served in the Army, actors who were Marines, celebrities who are veterans, now onto part three of the series about stars who served in the US military. Of course, the list is covering some people, and some are on parts one or two, and some still missing, you can contribute by Kindly adding them in the comments. Also, if this series is something you like and give tons of thumbs up, I can expand on it to add videos about each branch and all. So you know, let me know! Side note: For some I was able to find good pictures of them in uniform, and for some it was impossible for me to secure them. I rather honor them anyways, even if the picture is not of the person in uniform, sometimes it will be from them on a movie or an event. -> Check out the previous videos in the series

- 40 Stars who served in the US military - Part 3.

1- Arthur Godfrey - Radio and TV Entertainer - US Navy WWII vet
2- John Russell - Actor (Lawman) - US Marine Corps WWII vet
3- Rod Steiger - Actor (In The Heat of the Night) - US Navy WWII veteran
4- Drea Garcia - Actress (Deadly Thorn) - US Marine Corps
5- Glenn Ford - Actor (Gilda) US Marine Corps WWII vet, US Navy Korea and Vietnam vet
6- Martha Raye - Actress and comedian (Jumbo) - U.S. Army Nursing Corps
7- Russell Johnson - Actor (Gilligan`s Island) - US Army Air Forces - WWII decorated vet
8- Bill Cosby - Comedian (The Cosby Show) - US Navy
9- Marvin Gaye - Singer and musician - US Air Force
10- Zero Mostel - Actor (Fiddler on the roof)- US Army
11- Robert Ryan - Actor (The Dirty Dozen) - US Marine Corps
12- Shecky Greene - Actor (Combat) - US Navy WWII veteran
13- Betty White - Comedian (Golden Girls) - American Women's Voluntary Services during WWII
14- Sterling Hayden - Actor (The Asphalt Jungle) - US Marine Corps decorated WWII vet
15- Robert Loggia - Actor (Big) - US Army
16- Telly Savalas - Actor (Kojak) - US Army WWII decorated vet
17- Ed Asner - Actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - US Army Signal Corps
18- Sunny Anderson - TV Chef (Cooking for real) - US Air Force
19- Spencer Tracy - Actor (Disorderly conduct) - US Navy
20- Rock Hudson - Actor (Pillow talk) - US Navy WWII vet

21- Wilford Brimley - Actor (Cocoon) - US Marine Corps
22- Joan Crawford - Actress (Mildred Pierce)- American Women's Voluntary Services during WWII
23- Wes Studi - Actor (The Last of the Mohicans) - US Army Vietnam vet
24- Rip Taylor - Comedian (The Merv Griffin Show) - US Army Signal Corps Korea vet
25- Glenn Miller - Musician (The Glenn Miller Band) - US Army Air Forces
26- Russ Tamblyn - Actor (Peyton Place) - US Army
27- Steve Kanaly - Actor (Dallas) - US Army Vietnam vet
28- Eddie Fisher - Actor and singer - US Army Korea vet
29- William Hopper - Actor (The Maltese Falcon) - US Navy - WWII vet
30- Moses Gunn - Actor (Shaft) - US Army
31- Ted Knight - Actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show) - US Army WWII decorated vet
32- Jack Warden - Actor (Brian`s Song) - US Navy
33- Harry Dean Stanton - Actor (Alien) - US Navy WWII vet
34- Burt Young - Actor (Rocky) - US Marine Corps
35- Ernie Hudson - Actor (Ghostbusetrs) - US Marine Corps
36- Phil Everly - Musician (The Everly Brothers) - US Marine Corps
37- Don Everly - Musician (The Everly Brothers) - US Marine Corps
38- Willie Mays - Baseball Player (Giants, Mets) - US Army
39- Larry Wilcox - Actor (CHIPs)- US Marine Corps Vietnam vet
40- Michael Richards - Actor (Seinfeld) - US Army

Video by Guillermo Paz http://seriesandtv.com. Soundtrack: The Star Spangled Banner by Cooper Cannell, Hopeful Freedom and Recollections by Asher Fulero.

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1. and Lee James Jude Capallero

Lee James Jude Capallero[1] (born April 10, 1950[2][3][additional citation(s) needed]), known professionally as Lee Ving, is an American musician and actor.

As a musician he is best known as the frontman of the Los Angeles-based hardcore punk band Fear. As an actor, Ving is best known for his roles as topless club owner Johnny C. in Flashdance (1983), motorcycle gang leader Greer in Streets of Fire (1984) and murder victim Mr. Boddy in the murder mystery film Clue (1985)

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In 1966 Ving enlisted in the army and served stateside during the Viet Nam War.[1]

- Wikipedia

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2. Thanks, good addition

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3. Eddie Albert - WW2

https://ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2016/10/16/eddie-albert-in-the-battle-of-tarawa/

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10. Tx, on the list and in the Next Video, Part 2, to be posted.

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15. In 1st Video posted above, Eddie Albert No. 69 in the list below.

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4. Jimmy Stewart flew many combat missions and retired from the Army Air Force...

...as a Brigadier General.

He wasn't doing celebrity public relations.

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11. Indeed. Stewart did an excellent job.

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17. Jimmy Stewart is in the 1st Video above, No. 24 in the list below.

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5. Hedy Lamarr-- pretty much invented frequency shifting that revolutionized communications in WW2...

but she wasn't a soldier.

Bob Hope wasn't either, but Congress made him an honorary veteran for his USO shows.

And, Elvis probably wasn't much of a soldier, but he did spend some time in uniform.

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12. Interesting & good points about all of these who contributed.

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6. Ray Manzarek

Most famous for playing the keyboard in “The Doors,” Manzarek joined the Army during the buildup to Vietnam. He served in Thailand and Okinawa before being kicked out. Manzarek, who had been a student at UCLA Film School before enlisting, returned to college. Only two months after graduation, Manzarek and Jim Morrison formed “The Doors” and became icons.

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/famous-military-musicians/

AND Mike Nesmith (Monkees):
Nesmith, born and raised in Dallas, Texas, dropped out of high school to join the Air Force in 1960. He spent his entire military career close to home, with basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio and aircraft mechanic training at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls. He spent the rest of his career stationed at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma.

https://www.military.com/off-duty/music/2021/12/13/air-force-vet-michael-nesmith-was-more-just-monkee.html

AND grunge musician Jason Everman

As a former Army Ranger and Green Beret, the guitarist for Nirvana and Mindfunk and bassist for Soundgarden served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. He served from 1994 to 2006, earning the rank of sergeant first class.

https://coffeeordie.com/military-veteran-musicians/

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13. Thanks for all of these, musicians too. I didn't know.

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7. Pretty sure Jimi Hendrix was in the Army...

...although he didn't spend very long there.

EDIT: Yes, here it is...

Given the choice between the Army or jail after getting busted twice for riding in stolen cars, Hendrix chose to be a paratrooper and joined the 101st Airborne Division. He earned his Screaming Eagle patch in 1961 and was playing after-hours club gigs outside of Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Failing to buy into military service, he was given a general discharge under honorable circumstances in 1962.

I also liked their description of Jerry Garcia's time in uniform...

The soul of the Grateful Dead, Garcia enlisted in the Army in 1960 after dropping out of high school at the age of 17. He lasted nine months before receiving a general discharge for essentially being the complete opposite of a soldier. During that time, he had no assignment, so he played his guitar (which he’d smuggled in) all day.

And I'm still trying to wrap my head around "Marine Captain Kangaroo" (although I doubt he made that rank).

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14. VY interesting, & sounds right about both, lol. JIMI

is in the 2nd Video I just posted above, and No. 1 in that list. JERRY is No. 44 in the 1st List under the 1st Video above. JERRY's in the 1st Video, 5:00 min. section.

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8. Yogi Berra...US Navy - WWII veteran..

.. He was a gunner's mate on a ship in the English Channel on D-day, providing cover to the Allied landing forces

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18. Yogo Bera is No. 31 in the List below the 2nd Video I

just posted above. Thanks, D-Day no less, good for him.

I crossed the English Channel one summer and am so glad I did. It was on a beautiful trip to France. And I'll always remember the brave men in the Allied Forces, on sea, in air and on land there. My father crossed the Channel in late 44-early 45 which I didn't know until recently.

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9. I don't see James Arness (Matt Dillon). He was in the

US Army in WWII he received a Bronze Star and Purple Heart in the Battle of Anzio. Also his brother Peter Graves was in WWII US Army Air Force.

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16. Arness is No. 69 in the List below the 2nd Video I

just posted above. I can't recall if he's pictured in the Video, could be..

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19. John Wayne never served. nt

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20. Yes. Reagan also didn't serve in combat yet said

he wanted to come home to his wife after the war' so I've heard. Dutch is listed above as in the US Army.

Wayne isn't in any of the 3 videos or 3 lists above which I just re-checked. I think he did some films maybe.

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21. Very nice! Thank you

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22. YW, it was interesting to learn about such a wide range of service members