Comments on: The Quick 10: 10 Celebrities Who Served Our Country

By: Josiah

Josiah — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:40:53 +0000

Audie Murphy became famous *because* he was a soldier. He wasn’t a celebrity who later joined the military. His fame didn’t really take off until after the war.

By: C. Ferris

C. Ferris — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:20:00 +0000

HELLO? What about ELVIS?!?

By: Eric McWilliams

Eric McWilliams — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:34:00 +0000

You didn’t list a single Marine. So here you go..

Colonel Ed McMahon
Corporal Gene Hackman
Dan Rather
Rod Carew
Harvey Keitel
Terrence Steven “Steve” McQueen
Bob Keeshan (my favorite)

By: mkechaz

mkechaz — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:28:00 +0000

Yeah, Audie Murphy really needs to be on the list. Medal of Honor, starred as himself in the movie depicting his bravery that earned him the MoH.

He will always be a fascinating man.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:15:00 +0000

The courage and patriotism of these men moves me to tears! Truly the greatest generation!

By: Judi

Judi — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:32:00 +0000

Both of Jimmy Stewart’s grandparents? I don’t know about him, but I had four….2 Grandfathers and 2 Grandmothers…..Perhaps there is something we don’t know about his parentage?

By: peterg

peterg — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:15:00 +0000

Yeah, but Audie Murphy became a celebrity because he was a war hero first.

By: Squiv

Squiv — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:30:00 +0000

Yeah, I was a little surprised that Audie Murphy wasn’t mentioned. As far as I know, he’s the only celebrity that served in the military to earn the Medal of Honor.

By: SZY

SZY — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:48:00 +0000

My husband’s uncle served with Paul Newman.
Also there is Rocky Blier (?) from the Pittsburgh Steelers and there was a NFL player killed in Vietnam. I remember seeing a display in the NFL Hall Of Fame.

Not many of todays actors/ actresses or pro athletes have the patriotism that the Greates Generation did.

Both my husband (Desert Storm) and I served in the armed forces, as did both of our grandfather (WWII) and my great-grandfather (WW I)

By: kate

kate — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:29:00 +0000

I’m a day late, but enjoyed the post very much! Thanks Veterans!!! Before my grandfather passed away, I had the honor of attending two WWII Army reunions with him (both within the last six years). It was a pleasure to meet those men, who were by then in their late 70s-early 90s, but still traveled across the country for the reunion. One year was in D.C. right after the WWII memorial opened-it was really special to see those guys react to that. Another year involved a trip to the Truman library, which also brought some unique perspective. It’s something I will always be glad I got to do.

I wouldn’t mind seeing a whole post on Jimmy Stewart’s service. Maybe there’s a Memorial Day post in there?

I’m with you on the Affleck/Miller thing. Their face shape is strikingly similar. I think Miller’s glasses are throwing people off.