Famous Folks Who Served Our Country
1. Shaggy
2. Shaggy
The U.S. Marines Corps and is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War. (AP)
3. Nate Dogg
U.S. Marine – Munitions Specialist
4. Morgan Freeman
Air Force – served as a radar technician. (Photo: PR Photos)
5. Jimi Hendrex
Enlisted in the Army in 1961. While serving, he formed a band “The King Casuals’ (Photo: AP)
6. B.B. King
U.S. Army in 1943. (Photo: AP)
7. Sherman Hemsley
U.S. Air Force (Photo: PR Photos)
8. Colin Powell
Retired four-star general in the United States Army. (Photo: AP)
9. Ice-T
U.S. Army for four years after graduating from high school. (Photo: AP)
10. M.C. Hammer
U.S. Navy for three years as a petty officer third-class aviation store keeper. (AP)
11. Sidney Poitier
U.S. Army (Photo: PR Photos)
12. Leon Spinks
Marine Corp. – After Boot Camp, joined All-Marine Boxing Team. (Photo: PR Photos)
13. Sinbad
U.S. Air Force – Boom Operator aboard KG-135 Stratotankers. (Photo: PR Photos)
14. Montel Williams
The Marines as a corporal and Navy as a midshipman. (AP)
15. Bill Cosby
The Navy during the Korean War and worked at the Bethesda Naval Hospital helping injured veterans.
16. Clyde McPatter
U.S. Army (Photo: YouTube)
17. John Amos
Army National Guard (Photo: Tumblr)
18. Ken Norton
U.S. Marines
19. Tom Selleck
Army National Guard
20. Charles Rangel
U.S. Army and is a veteran of the Korean War. (AP)
21. Mr. T
U.S. Army – Military Police (Photo: AP)
22. Mystikal
U.S. Army – Gulf War
23. James Earl Jones
Graduated from Army Ranger school. (Photo: AP)
24. Frankie Gaye
Vietnam War – After he returned home and shared his experiences with his older brother, Marvin Gaye wrote the song ‘What’s Happen Brother’ (Photo: Tumblr)
25. John Coltrane
U.S. Navy – Volunteer Apprentice Seaman. One year later, made his 1st recording with the Melody Master, a Navy band.
26. Harry Belafonte
Joined the U.S. Navy after high school and served during World War II. (Photo: AP)
27. Jackie Robinson
Served as a 2nd lieutenant with the U.S. Army and was sent to a segregated unit in Kansas.
28. David Robinson
Served in the U.S. Navy and played in the Navy’s basketball league. (AP)
29. Lou Rawls
Served as a Paratrooper in the US Army in the 1950’s. (Photo: AP)
30. Sunny Anderson of Food Network Fame
The Air Force (Sr. Airman) as a military radio host in South Korea. (AP)
31. Alex Haley
Joined the Coast Guard at 18 and began a 20 yr. service career earning numerous awards and decorations. (AP)
32. Heavyweight Champ Joe Louis
Enlisted in the Army in 1942 at Camp Upton on Long Island, NY. (AP)
33. Richard Pryor
U.S. Army (Photo: Tumblr)
34. Rev. Jeremiah Wright
The Marine Corps and attained the rank of private first class. (AP)
35. James Avery
U.S. Navy – Vietnam (Photo: Tumblr)
36. Willie Nelson
U.S. Air Force
Famous Folks Who Served Our Country was originally published on blackamericaweb.com
