Just a point about Ryan's previous post concerning vets in Tinsel Town...
I take nothing away from the cadre of actors and famous men and women that set aside their fame and fortune to help win the war for the USA... there are too many to name, and they all made great sacrifices to get the job done. God bless them all!
Is it something to consider, however, that people like Stewart, Reagan, Gable, Ted Williams (of Red Sox fame) were famous before they served. They still served, and their service was just as dedicated and important as those millions that weren't famous, but their fame was already there.
What about people like R. Lee Ermey, and Drew Carey? Brian Dennehy? Rod Carew? Scott Glenn? Gene Hackman? Don Imus? George Jones? Jim Lehrer? Lee Marvin (he's a biggie!)? Steve McQueen? Montell Williams? All served as US Marines in active duty posts, and many saw combat in one form or another. Notice anything about this list in particular?
VERY FEW liberals on this list. In fact, the only one I might class as a real modern "liberal" is Montell... the rest are moderates at worst, nothing more. Call them "conservatives with a conscience".
Service in the military brings a sense of duty and patriotism that no other facet of activism can bring, in my eyes. Many on the left label this as indoctrination or brain-washing.
I simply call it "civic awareness."
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