Famous Veterans

Before becoming a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Cormac McCarthy joined the U.S. Air Force in 1953 after dropping out of...

"Well, the time has come," Vietnam veteran and "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak wrote on Twitter.

It should come as no surprise that many service members and veterans have gone on to success in martial arts, particularly...

You might say that Tim Wilkins was born for comedy. Even while he was earning the title of U.S. Marine, he “had the cockiness...

Hall of Fame baseball player Yogi Berra is a Navy veteran who worked on a rocket-launching boat and served on D-Day during...

After Willie Nelson left high school in 1950, he enrolled in the Air Force and was medically discharged after about nine...

Actor Tom Selleck has volunteered for numerous public-service announcements that document the National Guard's contributions...

R. Lee Ermey's acting had something in common with the weapons he used while fighting in Vietnam: range.

Ted Williams interrupted his baseball career twice when he served in the military during World War II and the Korean War.

"One day I suddenly felt bored with hanging around and went and joined the Marines," said Steve McQueen, Marine Corps veteran...