Don Rickles
Where do we start on this brilliant man? That he was a member of the “Rat Pack”? That he was the voice of bossy “Mr. Potato Head” in Toy Story? Or should we start when he joined the U.S. Navy at 18 years old? Rickles served during the Second World War aboard the US Cyrene and acquired the rank of seaman first class.
James Earl Jones
His voice blows us away every time we hear it. Mufasa from “The Lion King” was once an important figure in the US Army after he drafted at the height of the Korean War. After he attended infantry officer’s course, he was sent to become a Ranger, which he did without hesitation. Later on he became part of a unit that helped train soldiers for rugged terrains, and eventually finished his service as a First Lieutenant.