Dave Thomas (the Wendy’s guy) (US Army)
Bill Cosby (was a medical professional in the Korean War) (Navy, worked in physical therapy)
Drew Carey (US Marines) Pic of Drew from back in the Marines days (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Drew_Carey-Marines.jpg)
Ice-T (US Army)
James Earl Jones (voice of Darth Vader) (Army – even went through Ranger school)
Andy Rooney (60 Minutes) (US Army)
George Carlin (Air Force)
Jimi Hendrix (Army, joined because it was either prison or that)
Clint Eastwood (Army)
Chuck Norris (although he probably could kill any opposing army with just his beard) (Air Force)
Montel Williams (actually graduated from US Naval Academy) (enlisted as a marine, entered the Naval Academy, graduated and commissioned as ensign in US Navy)
John Fogerty (frontman of Creedence Clearwater Revival) (Army Reserve, although he probably wanted to dodge the draft really badly)
Johnny Cash (Air Force)
Roger Moore (played James Bond) (Royal Army Service Corps)
Mel Brooks (US Army, WWII Veteran)
Jimmy Stewart (retired as a Brigadier General in the US Army Air Forces, served in WWII and Korea and Vietnam, was in the Air Forces and subsequently the US Air Force for 27 years)
Mr. T (US Army)
Roald Dahl (Air Force, flew in WWII, was a “Wing Commander”)
Note that everything I have found indicates that Mr. Rogers being in the armed forces is just an urban legend. That should do well. I’m not sure if you want an article out of this, but I figure this is a good start. Late, yeah, but a start…
