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Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96
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Billionaire Donald J. Hall, former Chairman of Hallmark Cards and US Army veteran, dies at 96

By Joel Searls

Dennis Franz at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Chris Weeks/WireImage)
Entertainment

Dennis Franz, NYPD Blue actor and Army airborne Vietnam Veteran, turns 80

By Joel Searls

Actors Veronica Cartwright and Sigourney Weaver in a scene from the movie 'Alien', 1979. (Photo by Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Gordon Carroll, producer of ‘Alien’ films, was also an Army veteran

By Joel Searls

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - OCTOBER 18: A NIKE football is seen on the field in the game between the Oregon Ducks and the Purdue Boilermakers at Ross-Ade Stadium on October 18, 2024 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Nike was co-founded by these two Army veterans

By Joel Searls

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - NOVEMBER 06: Don Shula on the field at the start of the game between the NY Jets and Miami Dolphins on November 6, 2016, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.(Photo by Michele Sandberg/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Entertainment

Don Shula, winningest coach in NFL history, was also a US Army National Guard veteran

By Joel Searls

PARSIPPANY, NJ - APRIL 26: John Amos attends the 2013 Chiller Theatre Expo at Sheraton Parsippany Hotel on April 26, 2013 in Parsippany, New Jersey. (Photo by Bobby Bank/WireImage)
Army

John Amos, prolific actor and Army veteran from Roots, The West Wing, dead at 84

By Joel Searls

Jimmy Carter delivers his Fireside Chat from the library in the White House. ca. 1 February 1978. (Photo by: Hum Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
History

Happy 100th birthday, Jimmy Carter! President, humanitarian and US Navy veteran

By Joel Searls

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 26: Tom Skerritt speaks at a panel during the C2E2 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo at McCormick Place on April 26, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images)
Entertainment

91-year-old Hollywood legend Tom Skerritt is a USAF veteran

By Joel Searls

NASHVILLE, TN - FEBRUARY 28: Musician Tommy Cash attends the Johnny Cash Birthday Celebration 2014 at The Johnny Cash Museum on February 28, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Tommy Cash: Army veteran, country singer and brother of Johnny Cash, dies at 84

By Joel Searls

A collage of famous golfer chi chi rodriguez
Entertainment

Before ‘Chi-Chi’ Rodriguez was a golf legend, he served in the U.S. Army

By Joel Searls

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93
Entertainment

James Earl Jones, legendary Hollywood actor, Broadway Star and Army Veteran, passes away at 93

By Joel Searls

Lucille Ball (1911-1989), US comedian and actress, holding eyeglasses and script, circa 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Entertainment

How Lucille Ball exposed a WWII Japanese spy plot with her dental fillings

By Joel Searls

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: General views of the 'Dune: Part Two' skyscraper billboard campaign at Hollywood & Highland on February 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Entertainment

WWII Veteran Frank Herbert broke new ground in science fiction with the ‘Dune’ books

By Joel Searls

Wally Amos and a bag of cookies
Entertainment

Wally Amos, USAF veteran and founder of Famous Amos cookies, dies at 88

By Joel Searls

JD Vance and his book
Entertainment

J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ hits on many levels

By Joel Searls

(Original Caption) 9/1972: Close-up of actor/comedian Bob Newhart in his office at home.
Army

Bob Newhart, comedy legend and US Army veteran passes at 94

By Joel Searls

How Bart Simpson was influenced by World War II veterans
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How Bart Simpson was influenced by World War II veterans

By Joel Searls

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Dr. Ruth Westheimer attends Annual Charity Day Hosted By Cantor Fitzgerald, BGC and GFI - BGC Office – Inside on September 11, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Cantor Fitzgerald)
Entertainment

Dr. Ruth Westheimer, acclaimed sex therapist and Israeli Defense Force sniper, dies at 96

By Joel Searls

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 21: Mel Brooks speaks onstage at the "Spaceballs" screening during the 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 21, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for TCM)
Entertainment

WWII vet and Hollywood icon Mel Brooks celebrates the big 9-8

By Joel Searls

silhouettes of two marines watching helicopter
Feature

The Marine Corps connection to Stetson Hats, a mainstay of American West culture

By Joel Searls