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Hi Bob, thanks. I tried to find a photo of each Marine in uniform as I knew there'd be some question on some of them as to whether or not they had served...but most of them I was unable to find photos...if anyone has any please let me know.
i was inline at dunkin donuts few years back with my 7 year old nephew... a marine in full dress uniform walked in and my nephew was in awe.i told him to go say thank you to him and he was the nicest guy. much respect to all armed services.
now I understand,makes sense,all those actors,so damn cool,god bless those who wore the uniform and those who bled for this nation,my brother was a marine,signed the 6 year deal to get away from my dad,PARRIS ISLAND
Bum Phillips was a member of the Raider Battalion. They were the ones in the jungles of Guadalcanal raising hell behind Japanese lines. The entire battalion was on a first name basis with one another, regardless of rank. They were beyond amazing.
Thanks Paul, along with the Navy's frogmen the Raiders were the first special forces if I'm not mistaken. I believe the Marine Corps just recently returned to using the name of the Raiders for their special forces...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment
How can all you MEN be thanked for all you did, for all you gave??? It is good to see how many of you are still alive, some in person, but ALL in our graritude for how much you all gave, when it really counted! It is good to see how much better our current military is protected, so much more than a pot and a rifle!
And the guitar player in the band called Dr. Hook and the medicine show was a former Marine but I cannot remember what his name was Emma go look it up and I’ll tell you what it is Dr. Hook and the medicine showHis name is George Cummings and he was a US Marine
Dad was in marine band ( myself and siblings played at least one instrument if not multiple) we heard John Phillip Sousa regularly . I don’t ever get tired of hearing his music, the marching tuba is named after him, those things are the real 🤘 real “heavy metal” . I will stick to the violin and flute
Nice work, leatherneck. Glad you remembered Chesty's boy; damn shame about him. Maybe you could include the actor Robert Ryan if you do a revised edition in the future.
I wound up getting a Navy commission and retired. Went to OCS then to BUD/S. But the Corps laid the foundation. There were a number of former Marines in the Teams.
Yeah I've read as much as I can find about the Seals...I did find it interesting but not surprising that there were some Marines trying out. On that topic I think the most amazing and humbling book I ever read about a Navy Seal was the book about Adam Brown called "Fearless"...brought tears to my eyes to see someone so selfless and going from the bowels of the lowest you can be in life to the tipping point of Seal Team 6...Amazing and humbling.
Yes he was but he was a Marine first...he then went through an officer candidates program for the Navy and when he qualified he was discharged from the Corps as Corporal and enlisted in the Navy.
WOW so many of those actors exude the personality, now I know why! Thanks Mr Flores!! (lots of mil fam n proud mom n cousin of marines, Niece to career AF, army cousin, Navy bro, and WWII step dad - under Patton)
They are and were awesome I love them very much, and all who have served and sacrificed. I do get upset at those who disrespect all that have served and given so much tho.
There's also Jim Beaver who played on TV show Supernatural and movie Crimson Peak (he was a radio operator in Vietnam) and Dale Dye whose film credits include Platoon and Under Siege
No problem. Everything considered, if I had been able to join the military I would give more of a look at the Marines. A great uncle (my paternal grandfather's older brother) started in the Marines then switched to Navy back in the mid to late 1930's (pesky budget cuts).
Thanks!...just out of curiosity did you watch the updated version or this one which is the original? I ask because in UA-cam you can't replace an existing video with an updated video. The best you can do is put a link in the original pointing to the new updated video and I'm concerned whether or not that will work very well.
Don't forget Fred Smith. He's the man who started FedEx. As a Marine, he served with distinction in Vietnam. He left active duty as a Captain. Semper Fi
I am not a Marine. My adopted father was, but there wasn’t anything going on, in 1977, when I graduated high school. My dad told me not to enlist. Largest regret of my life. My oldest son is a Sergeant of Marines.
Thank you brother. Btw, did you know that Don Adams was a drill instructor? I guess it makes sense that he would be such a good comical actor, because I remember my drill instructors were hilarious. Just thought you might like to know. Semper Fi.
+shastawolf04 Yeah I had read that he was a Drill Instructor as well. I can see him in a Smokey Bear no problem. You're right, looking back they were hilarious...but it didn't seem too funny at the time! :-D
I'll just add this comment from a "damned old doggie"; the highest compliment I was ever paid in my entire career was when a good Marine officer told me that I thought and acted like a good Marine gunny.
At the 1:12 timeline, the Astronaut shown is Fred Wallace Haise Jr, a USMC pilot while in the Corps. The next photo, a before photo is not that of Fred W. Haise Jr. but of PFC Joseph F. Hayes, USMC from Vineland, NJ. Killed in action in Vietnam on 07Jan67, in Quang Tri Province. www.njvvmf.org/vetmemorial.html?id=1866
That's an urban legend...he actually served in the Army... "Knotts served in the United States Army from June 21, 1943 to January 6, 1946. Discharged in the rank of Technician Grade 5, which was the equivalent of a Corporal. During his military service, Knotts was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 4 bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with Carbine Bar) and Honorable Service Lapel Pin."
Pablo Flores Hi Hugh O brien was the youngest D.I. in the Corps How about Robert Ryan,Bradford Dillman,Dale Dye,Rod Carew!Also Eddie Egan the NYPD detective who was Gene Hackman's boss in the French Connection!
Thanks!...just out of curiosity did you watch the updated version or this one which is the original? I ask because in UA-cam you can't replace an existing video with an updated video. The best you can do is put a link in the original pointing to the new updated video and I'm concerned whether or not that will work very well.
I was absolutely floored by some of the men on this list.......would have never guessed it at all. If Mr. Rogers would have popped up, I would have passed out! LOL
I have known Marines out of the service 20 or more years on their death beds, hearing the Marines were in a fight look at their family members and saying that they could still fit in their uniforms because the Corps could use a good rifleman...DAMN
swear to God man I carried around my entire uniform issue compliment for over 15 years after I got out of the Marine Corps I don't know why I don't know if I thought I was going to be called up into service again or that you know they might be useful if I ever ran out of civilian clothes to wear again you know but there was I had my entire initial issue plus all the uniforms that I had acquired over 4 years in about 12 years ago actually 14 years ago I took him to his place to see if they would take them and sell them or something and they said they would chop them up and turn them into wool blankets or some crap so I just gave them to them. but I'd still go if they called me up I'm still physically fit I can out work any man 30 years older me I'd still go
@@sorseriixkronik Thank you for your service …… A ww2 veteran corrected me quietly when I called someone a ex marine …… he looked me in the eyes and said “ there is no such thing as a ex marine , just some ain’t wearing the uniform right now “ ! Dedication and honor .
Yeah she was a difficult one to verify as she served under her real name which was not Bea Arthur and for some reason refused to confirm she had served.
Hi Chris, Do you mean Lee Marvin?...if so you're right that he was injured in battle but it was a bit different... "Marvin left school at 18 to enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 12, 1942. He served with the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. While serving as a member of "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, he was wounded in action on June 18, 1944, during the assault on Mount Tapochau in the Battle of Saipan, during which most of his company were casualties. He was shot by machine gun fire, which severed his sciatic nerve, and then was hit again in the foot by a sniper. After over a year of medical treatment in naval hospitals, Marvin was given a medical discharge with the rank of private first class (he had been a corporal years earlier) in 1945 at Philadelphia"
You forgot singer song writer Tim Hardin. He even played at Woodstock. (Unfortunately, one of the two people who died at that show was a marine on leave.) The actor in the monster suit in the creature from the black lagoon was a Marine. He was at the Chosen reservoir campaign.
Hi William, I mentioned Bea Arthur in these comments somewhere that she was a Marine but she never admitted serving and because that wasn't her real name it took some time to confirm. I wasn't aware of Art Buchwald, William Manchester, Red West or James Webb. As for Casper Weinberger he served in the Army.
No hit against recognized those who served but there are cases where those who served dishonored their service by misrepresenting their service. Those folks Brian Dennehyas an example served in the Marines but lied about having served in Vietnam. People who have lied about their service do not deserve an honorable mention.
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr., better known as Gordon Cooper, was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) and one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States. Source: www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cooper-lg.html
You are correct, but first he was a Marine.... "After he learned that the Army and Navy flying schools were not taking any candidates the year he graduated from high school, he decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Cooper left for MCRD Parris Island as soon as he graduated. However, World War II had ended before he could get into combat. He was assigned then to the Naval Academy Preparatory School and was an alternate for an appointment to Annapolis, Maryland. The man who was the primary appointee made the grade so Cooper was reassigned in the Marines on guard duty in Washington, D.C. He was serving with the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington when he was released from duty along with other Marine reservists."
Captain Flores, I've "heard" that Fox TV personality, Bret Baier served in the U.S. Marine Corps but I can't find any references to this fact. Could you check this out and let us know? Thank you, sir. Treetop, Sgt. USMC, 1968-71
Hey there TreeTop1947, I've not heard about Bret Baier being a Marine...I did some research and couldn't find any reference to his having served...and just to clarify, I'm sure you misread the credits on my video, I was a Corporal in the Corps. Semper Fi.
Sorry for the promotion, Pablo! I just caught the very end of clip with your name and rank and thought that it read "Cpt". If I happen to find any info re: Bret Baier, I'll post it here. Thanks for the upload, I really enjoyed it. Semper Fi, Treetop
No problem...I'm glad you enjoyed it...be sure to check out my other Marine Corps motivating videos, I added a comment with links to them at the top of the page... for some reason this video gets a lot more attention than the others.
Correct but he was a Marine first... "After he learned that the Army and Navy flying schools were not taking any candidates the year he graduated from high school, he decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Cooper left for MCRD Parris Island as soon as he graduated. However, World War II had ended before he could get into combat. He was assigned then to the Naval Academy Preparatory School and was an alternate for an appointment to Annapolis, Maryland. The man who was the primary appointee made the grade so Cooper was reassigned in the Marines on guard duty in Washington, D.C. He was serving with the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington when he was released from duty along with other Marine reservists. Following his discharge from the Marine Corps, he went to Hawaii to live with his parents. His father was assigned to Hickam Field at the time. He started attending the University of Hawaii, and there he met his first wife, the former Trudy B. Olson of Seattle, Washington. She was quite active in flying, the only Mercury wife to have a pilot's license. They were married on August 29, 1947 in Honolulu when Gordon was 20. They continued to live there for two more years while he continued his university studies. Cooper transferred his commission to the United States Air Force in 1949, was placed on active duty and received flight training at Perrin Air Force Base, Texas and Williams AFB, Arizona....
Yes he was but he was a Marine first...he then went through an officer candidates program for the Navy and when he qualified he was discharged from the Corps as Corporal and enlisted in the Navy
Can my favorite actors NOT be attractive Marines please! There's NO reason for Rob Riggle, Sterling Hayden, Drew Carey, and Gene Hackmen to be THAT Gorgeous; in and OUT of uniform ! Like dear lord, stop that! I cannot even! Thank you for the video! :D
Glenn impulsively volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Reserve on December 13, 1942. He was assigned in March 1943 to active duty at the Marine Corps Base in San Diego. With his Coast Guard service, he was offered a position as an officer, but Ford declined, feeling it would be interpreted as preferential treatment for a movie star and instead entered the Marines as a private. He trained at the Marine base in San Diego, where Tyrone Power, the number-one male movie star at the time, was also based. Power suggested Ford join him in the Marine's weekly radio show, Halls of Montezuma broadcast Sunday evenings from San Diego. Ford excelled in his training, winning the Rifle Marksman Badge and named "Honor Man" of the platoon and promoted to sergeant by the time he finished. After being sent to Marine Corps Schools Detachment (Photographic Section) in Quantico, Virginia, three months later, Ford returned to the San Diego base in February 1944 and was assigned to the radio section of the Public Relations Office, Headquarters Company, Base Headquarters Battalion, where he resumed work on Halls of Montezuma....received a medical discharge on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1944. Though his time in the Marines was without the combat duty he had been hoping for, Ford had been serving his country for longer than it had technically been at war and won several commemorative medals for his three years in the Marines Reserve Corps: American Campaign Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, created in 1945 for anyone who had been on active duty since December 1941. Sterling Hayden... After two film roles, he left Hollywood and joined the United States Marine Corps as a private, under the name "John Hamilton", a nom de guerre he never used otherwise. While at Parris Island, he was recommended for Officer Candidate School. After graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and was transferred to service as an undercover agent with William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan's Office of the Coordinator of Information. He remained there after it became the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).[10][11][12] As OSS agent "John Hamilton", his World War II service included sailing with supplies from Italy to Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into fascist Croatia. Hayden, who also participated in the Naples-Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, 1944, and a captain on February 14, 1945. He received the Silver Star (for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean; "Lt. Hamilton displayed great courage in making hazardous sea voyages in enemy-infested waters and reconnaissance through enemy-held areas"), a Bronze Arrowhead device for parachuting behind enemy lines, and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. He left active duty on December 24, 1945
Jean, check out my updated version of this video for pictures of both Ford and Hayden in uniform...also read my previous post for specifics on their service in the Marine Corps. ua-cam.com/video/jvEido2p3Bc/v-deo.html
I know that Ford was a Navy Reserve admiral when he got older.And I've heard in more than one place that Hayden was a member of the OAS in the Balkans.
Great vid but Captain Glenn Ford, United States Naval Reserve, WWII, not a Marine, altho they are part of the Navy. (That will get some shit stirred up lol.)
...Glenn volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Reserve on December 13, 1942...He was assigned in March 1943 to active duty at the Marine Corps Base in San Diego. With his Coast Guard service, he was offered a position as an officer, but Ford declined, feeling it would be interpreted as preferential treatment for a movie star and instead entered the Marines as a private. He trained at the Marine base in San Diego...he was felled by inexplicable abdominal pain and hospitalized at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego with what turned out to be duodenal ulcers, an affliction for the remainder of his life. He was in and out of the hospital for the next five months, and finally received a medical discharge on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1944. Though his time in the Marines was without the combat duty he had been hoping for, Ford had been serving his country for longer than it had technically been at war and won several commemorative medals for his three years in the Marines Reserve Corps: American Campaign Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, created in 1945 for anyone who had been on active duty since December 1941.
Not surprised that anyone on this list"ARE MARINES" and forever will be. I hate when any of these heros are refered to as former or worse ex Marines. Once a Marine always a Marine.
Tim Matheson was a reservist. Saw him in the company office with long hair (thought he was a WM). He was trying to get a discharge because he needed his long hair to get acting jobs. Don't know if he got his wish.
Montel Williams... " Williams enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduating high school in 1974. He completed Boot Camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, where he was promoted to platoon guide. After boot camp, he was sent to the Desert Warfare Training Center at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, near Palm Springs, California, where he placed in the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. He completed the one-year NAPS course and was accepted to the four-year officer training program at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Class of 1980. He arrived at Annapolis on July 6, 1976, and was honorably discharged as a corporal (E-4) from the Marines, and sworn into the Navy as a midshipman."
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Good video Pablo. Would you be able to re-cut the video with photos of all of these former marines in their uniforms?
Hi Bob, thanks. I tried to find a photo of each Marine in uniform as I knew there'd be some question on some of them as to whether or not they had served...but most of them I was unable to find photos...if anyone has any please let me know.
Pablo Flores Tom Seaver Hall of Fame pitcher!
Pablo Flores yt?dcI.
i was inline at dunkin donuts few years back with my 7 year old nephew... a marine in full dress uniform walked in and my nephew was in awe.i told him to go say thank you to him and he was the nicest guy. much respect to all armed services.
Makes quite an impression, especially when you're young.
Thank you. You are raising your son well.
As a Jarhead who was on the receiving end of a similar situation at a Taco Bell in Memphis once, it's an interaction I'll never forget.
Just shows Marines are not stupid. And are very successful.
I am glad you said 'ARE' Marines because I've always heard it's ' once a marine, always a marine!
Thank you Pablo for this inspiring production! SEMPER FI!!!!!
now I understand,makes sense,all those actors,so damn cool,god bless those who wore the uniform and those who bled for this nation,my brother was a marine,signed the 6 year deal to get away from my dad,PARRIS ISLAND
Once a Marine always a Marine, Semper Fi!🇺🇸
Bum Phillips was a member of the Raider Battalion. They were the ones in the jungles of Guadalcanal raising hell behind Japanese lines. The entire battalion was on a first name basis with one another, regardless of rank. They were beyond amazing.
Thanks Paul, along with the Navy's frogmen the Raiders were the first special forces if I'm not mistaken. I believe the Marine Corps just recently returned to using the name of the Raiders for their special forces...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Raider_Regiment
How can all you MEN be thanked for all you did, for all you gave??? It is good to see how many of you are still alive, some in person, but ALL in our graritude for how much you all gave, when it really counted!
It is good to see how much better our current military is protected, so much more than a pot and a rifle!
Thanks for putting this together! I may have only known half of these!!
Semper Fi!!!!
USMC : 1979~1994
I was stationed at Camp LeJeune NC, the same time Leon Spinks was stationed there. Semper Fi.
Bless your heart Pablo for this tribute. Today is their 240th birthday. Semper Fi. Thank you for this video.
+Rowwdy Colt Thank You!....and Semper Fi!
Ted Williams was one of the best hitters ever and a great pilot.
He was John Glenn’s Wing Man during the Korean War.
I knew some of these guys were Marines. I'm proud of their service and sacrifice for our nation.
Semper fi, Major Tyrone Power! (US Marine Corps-WWII Veteran). Thanks!
Artimus Pyle, from Lynyrd Skynyrd was also a Marine.
+S.T. L. Did not know that...thanks for the heads up.
What a name to have! It sounds like Artemus Gordon and Gomer Pyle were combined. Well one of them was a Marine.
And the guitar player in the band called Dr. Hook and the medicine show was a former Marine but I cannot remember what his name was Emma go look it up and I’ll tell you what it is Dr. Hook and the medicine showHis name is George Cummings and he was a US Marine
Dad was in marine band ( myself and siblings played at least one instrument if not multiple) we heard John Phillip Sousa regularly . I don’t ever get tired of hearing his music, the marching tuba is named after him, those things are the real 🤘 real “heavy metal” . I will stick to the violin and flute
Nice work, leatherneck. Glad you remembered Chesty's boy; damn shame about him. Maybe you could include the actor Robert Ryan if you do a revised edition in the future.
Thanks and good catch...don't know how I missed that one...I'll have to add it in...on Chesty's son, that really was a tragedy.
Nothing like a Jarhead! Best decision I ever made. 1976-1981. And everybody thought I was crazy for making it.
Thanks John and I agree...I sometimes wish I had done 20 years...but sometimes life takes you in a different direction.
John Carpenter - same here. Oorah!! '76-'80
I wound up getting a Navy commission and retired. Went to OCS then to BUD/S. But the Corps laid the foundation. There were a number of former Marines in the Teams.
Yeah I've read as much as I can find about the Seals...I did find it interesting but not surprising that there were some Marines trying out. On that topic I think the most amazing and humbling book I ever read about a Navy Seal was the book about Adam Brown called "Fearless"...brought tears to my eyes to see someone so selfless and going from the bowels of the lowest you can be in life to the tipping point of Seal Team 6...Amazing and humbling.
I need to read that. I was never a Team 6 guy, mainly west coast SDVs and Team 3.
Best of the best !! Thank you all for your service !!!
Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Damn I am in some first rate company and that is not counting our brave men and women now.
Oorah Oorah
great to see so many famous people who were in the USMC and so many who saw action
Yeah it's an impressive list of Marines
Super cool real man served in the military
Respect
I believe Montel Williams was in the Navy? I've seen him talk about it on tv many times!! Oh well, he did serve, so I thank them all.
Yes he was but he was a Marine first...he then went through an officer candidates program for the Navy and when he qualified he was discharged from the Corps as Corporal and enlisted in the Navy.
lateral move over to the navy from the marines
Marines are a division of navy
All I can say is Ooh Rah!
Thanks and Semper Fi!
WOW so many of those actors exude the personality, now I know why! Thanks Mr Flores!! (lots of mil fam n proud mom n cousin of marines, Niece to career AF, army cousin, Navy bro, and WWII step dad - under Patton)
Thank you and your family too for their service!
They are and were awesome I love them very much, and all who have served and sacrificed. I do get upset at those who disrespect all that have served and given so much tho.
I agree we all need to respect and thank all those who served and who are serving including our first responders and law enforcement.
Gary Daniel. I think you just did.
forgot Bea Arthur -- golden girls and Bob Bell -- Bozo the clown! Semper fi
Correct...I have some info on Bea Arthur below in a comment from someone else...and I believe Bob Bell was mentioned before as well.
Erich Barnes, Pro Football Hall of Fame. He and I were in the same platoon at Parris Island.
Speaking of "Bell"...Glenn Bell, the founder of Taco Bell is also one of the Leatherneck fraternity.
Did you also know that baseball players Rick Monday, Jay Johnstone, Jerry Coleman, & Hank Bauer were also Marines?? Bauer fought at Okinawa!!
Wow, some of these I didn't have a clue about! Semper Fi - from another Marine kinda in the biz :)
Thanks Rick! Semper Fi!
There's also Jim Beaver who played on TV show Supernatural and movie Crimson Peak (he was a radio operator in Vietnam) and Dale Dye whose film credits include Platoon and Under Siege
Thanks for the heads up! I'll be adding those guys in the next iteration of the video.
No problem. Everything considered, if I had been able to join the military I would give more of a look at the Marines. A great uncle (my paternal grandfather's older brother) started in the Marines then switched to Navy back in the mid to late 1930's (pesky budget cuts).
Sterling Hayden was a marine, but also served in the Army and was a member of the OSS during WWII.
I worked with a marine to look at him.You would never know.Yes some I knew about and some were a surprise.
Outstanding!!!! God Bless America
Thanks!...just out of curiosity did you watch the updated version or this one which is the original?
I ask because in UA-cam you can't replace an existing video with an updated video.
The best you can do is put a link in the original pointing to the new updated video and I'm concerned whether or not that will work very well.
Thanks for the video, tocayo.
+YourHumbleServant831 You're welcome and thank you!
did not know about the majority of them were Marines. Outstanding!!
Buddy Rich played with the same band as I did (MCRD San Diego) but 30 years earlier.
Don't forget Fred Smith. He's the man who started FedEx. As a Marine, he served with distinction in Vietnam. He left active duty as a Captain. Semper Fi
He's an interesting one I didn't know about...thanks for the heads up.
it feels good when your watching the idiot box and you see a fellow brother on there
After seeing this, I can't help but say... Who would've thought!?
yeah knew of a lot of them, (us), but i was surprised with many. Good job Corporal ! SEMPER FI.
Thanks!
Who knew? Now we do. Thank you. 💪❤️🤍💙👍
Bet you guys didn’t know Shaggy, known for the song “It Wasn’t Me” is a Marine too.
Shaggy is a Gulf War Veteran who served as an 0811 in 5/10.
I am not a Marine. My adopted father was, but there wasn’t anything going on, in 1977, when I graduated high school. My dad told me not to enlist. Largest regret of my life. My oldest son is a Sergeant of Marines.
Semper- Fi Marines thank you guy's for your service.❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thanks!
Thank you brother. Btw, did you know that Don Adams was a drill instructor? I guess it makes sense that he would be such a good comical actor, because I remember my drill instructors were hilarious. Just thought you might like to know. Semper Fi.
+shastawolf04
Yeah I had read that he was a Drill Instructor as well. I can see him in a Smokey Bear no problem. You're right, looking back they were hilarious...but it didn't seem too funny at the time! :-D
FUNNY, DO YOU SEE SOMETHING FUNNY. DO YOU LIKE ME .DO YOU well you know. lol
Tim Matheson is the only one who surprises me. I always think of him as going straight from high school rich kid to actor.
I know...he was a surprise to me too!
Incredible list.
OUT STANDING , SGT. R.G. REEDER U.S.M.C. 1965-1969 . 2 year 1967-1968 Viet Nam. GOD BLESS
Thanks Sgt. Reeder! Semper Fi!
I'll just add this comment from a "damned old doggie"; the highest compliment I was ever paid in my entire career was when a good Marine officer told me that I thought and acted like a good Marine gunny.
At the 1:12 timeline, the Astronaut shown is Fred Wallace Haise Jr, a USMC pilot while in the Corps. The next photo, a before photo is not that of Fred W. Haise Jr. but of PFC Joseph F. Hayes, USMC from Vineland, NJ. Killed in action in Vietnam on 07Jan67, in Quang Tri Province. www.njvvmf.org/vetmemorial.html?id=1866
Don Knotts, youngest Marine Corps Drill Instructor ever
That's an urban legend...he actually served in the Army...
"Knotts served in the United States Army from June 21, 1943 to January 6, 1946. Discharged in the rank of Technician Grade 5, which was the equivalent of a Corporal. During his military service, Knotts was awarded the World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal (with 4 bronze service stars), Army Good Conduct Medal, Marksman Badge (with Carbine Bar) and Honorable Service Lapel Pin."
Pablo Flores Hi Hugh O brien was the youngest D.I. in the Corps
How about Robert Ryan,Bradford Dillman,Dale Dye,Rod Carew!Also Eddie Egan the NYPD detective who was Gene Hackman's boss in the French Connection!
Don Knotts was a Drill Instructor
Outstanding Marine, damn fine job, Carry on!
Thanks!...just out of curiosity did you watch the updated version or this one which is the original?
I ask because in UA-cam you can't replace an existing video with an updated video.
The best you can do is put a link in the original pointing to the new updated video and I'm concerned whether or not that will work very well.
The original! But I'm watching the new version now!
Fred Cook cool thanks!
Some surprises here!
I was absolutely floored by some of the men on this list.......would have never guessed it at all. If Mr. Rogers would have popped up, I would have passed out! LOL
Yeah I think I would have too!
Unkraut60 can you say "Napalm strike"?......I knew you could.
Funny how Hollywood chose Marines to play Army men in the movies
Actually they chose Marines to play MEN
I have known Marines out of the service 20 or more years on their death beds, hearing the Marines were in a fight look at their family members and saying that they could still fit in their uniforms because the Corps could use a good rifleman...DAMN
swear to God man I carried around my entire uniform issue compliment for over 15 years after I got out of the Marine Corps I don't know why I don't know if I thought I was going to be called up into service again or that you know they might be useful if I ever ran out of civilian clothes to wear again you know but there was I had my entire initial issue plus all the uniforms that I had acquired over 4 years in about 12 years ago actually 14 years ago I took him to his place to see if they would take them and sell them or something and they said they would chop them up and turn them into wool blankets or some crap so I just gave them to them. but I'd still go if they called me up I'm still physically fit I can out work any man 30 years older me I'd still go
@@sorseriixkronik Thank you for your service …… A ww2 veteran corrected me quietly when I called someone a ex marine …… he looked me in the eyes and said “ there is no such thing as a ex marine , just some ain’t wearing the uniform right now “ ! Dedication and honor .
Like Those Hollywood Marines.
Tommy and Toy Caldwell of The Marshall Tucker Band.Toy was wounded in Vietnam
I'd like to see a list of celebrities born after 1979 who were Marines. Won't hold my breath because I don't won't to die waiting.
You've got that right!
Adam Driver
Bea Arthur, very important.
Yeah she was a difficult one to verify as she served under her real name which was not Bea Arthur and for some reason refused to confirm she had served.
Her real name was Bea Frankel. Just looked it up. ;)
iam australian and i liked your video very mucch
Thank you
Get Some!
Very interesting. Thanks.
Hey fellow Marine, you missed Reggae Musician Shaggy who also served in the Corps, Anyway Semper Fi !
Yeah I think I heard that somewhere...but it was after I'd made the video...but thanks for the heads up and Semper Fi!
He served in Desert Storm.
OUT-Standing ! Carry on.
Thanks Kevin...Aye aye sir!
We need more Then photos.
Not a marine here, but old enough to remember McMan and Winters riffing on being in the Marines.
And don't forget ROD CAREW, one of the greatest hitters EVER.
Very good, however Gordon Cooper (Astronaut) was a United States Air Force pilot in Korea and as a test pilot!
Lee marin was a marine pilot, got shot down, captured and bayonetted in the side. if you ever see a movie where his shirt is off you can see the scar.
Hi Chris,
Do you mean Lee Marvin?...if so you're right that he was injured in battle but it was a bit different...
"Marvin left school at 18 to enlist in the United States Marine Corps Reserve on August 12, 1942. He served with the 4th Marine Division in the Pacific Theater during World War II. While serving as a member of "I" Company, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marines, 4th Marine Division, he was wounded in action on June 18, 1944, during the assault on Mount Tapochau in the Battle of Saipan, during which most of his company were casualties. He was shot by machine gun fire, which severed his sciatic nerve, and then was hit again in the foot by a sniper. After over a year of medical treatment in naval hospitals, Marvin was given a medical discharge with the rank of private first class (he had been a corporal years earlier) in 1945 at Philadelphia"
Marines the cream of warriors.
Can we at least go with the Marine Corps Hymm... It's MORE motivating. Semper Fidelis, Captain T, U.S.M.C.
It's Semper Fidelis so I thought it was appropriate but I have other videos with motivating soundtracks
Oh I understand but the Marine Corps Hmm is so Motivating
You forgot singer song writer Tim Hardin. He even played at Woodstock. (Unfortunately, one of the two people who died at that show was a marine on leave.) The actor in the monster suit in the creature from the black lagoon was a Marine. He was at the Chosen reservoir campaign.
Thanks Leonard, I didn't know about him.
You forgot to mention
Scott K Kaczor, Sergeant
of US Marines
RAH!!!🇺🇲
Hey Devil Dog, good show, but you need to add Bea Arthur, Art Buchwald, William Manchester, James Webb, Red West, and Casper Weinberger
Hi William,
I mentioned Bea Arthur in these comments somewhere that she was a Marine but she never admitted serving and because that wasn't her real name it took some time to confirm. I wasn't aware of Art Buchwald, William Manchester, Red West or James Webb.
As for Casper Weinberger he served in the Army.
Id always heard he was one of us, go figure. Wikipedia of Bea has a pic of her in uniform
If I ever get a chance to redo this video and add those I missed she's definitely be one I will include as it's been rumored for so long.
@3:19
Who could've seen that comin' huh?
No hit against recognized those who served but there are cases where those who served dishonored their service by misrepresenting their service. Those folks Brian Dennehyas an example served in the Marines but lied about having served in Vietnam. People who have lied about their service do not deserve an honorable mention.
Fred Haise (the astronaut)'s last name is misspelled
Also Adam Driver aka Kylo Ren from Star Wars
Wow...didn't know about him...although it's been some years since I made the video...he wasn't yet as well known. Thanks
he got discharged on year 3
Leroy Gordon "Gordo" Cooper Jr., better known as Gordon Cooper, was an American aerospace engineer, test pilot, United States Air Force pilot, (Colonel, USAF, Ret.) and one of the seven original astronauts in Project Mercury, the first manned space program of the United States. Source: www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/cooper-lg.html
You are correct, but first he was a Marine....
"After he learned that the Army and Navy flying schools were not taking any candidates the year he graduated from high school, he decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
Cooper left for MCRD Parris Island as soon as he graduated. However, World War II had ended before he could get into combat.
He was assigned then to the Naval Academy Preparatory School and was an alternate for an appointment to Annapolis, Maryland. The man who was the primary appointee made the grade so Cooper was reassigned in the Marines on guard duty in Washington, D.C.
He was serving with the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington when he was released from duty along with other Marine reservists."
Grazie mille. Ciao a tutti.
Harvrey KEITEL a marine? Then he goes to playing some of the rolls in movie history
Captain Flores, I've "heard" that Fox TV personality, Bret Baier served in the U.S. Marine Corps but I can't find any references to this fact. Could you check this out and let us know? Thank you, sir. Treetop, Sgt. USMC, 1968-71
Hey there TreeTop1947, I've not heard about Bret Baier being a Marine...I did some research and couldn't find any reference to his having served...and just to clarify, I'm sure you misread the credits on my video, I was a Corporal in the Corps. Semper Fi.
Sorry for the promotion, Pablo! I just caught the very end of clip with your name and rank and thought that it read "Cpt".
If I happen to find any info re: Bret Baier, I'll post it here. Thanks for the upload, I really enjoyed it. Semper Fi, Treetop
No problem...I'm glad you enjoyed it...be sure to check out my other Marine Corps motivating videos, I added a comment with links to them at the top of the page... for some reason this video gets a lot more attention than the others.
cool-thanks
Semper-Fi, Guys.
Great video. But Gordon Cooper was US Air Force, retired a Colonel.
Correct but he was a Marine first...
"After he learned that the Army and Navy flying schools were not taking any candidates the year he graduated from high school, he decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. Cooper left for MCRD Parris Island as soon as he graduated. However, World War II had ended before he could get into combat. He was assigned then to the Naval Academy Preparatory School and was an alternate for an appointment to Annapolis, Maryland. The man who was the primary appointee made the grade so Cooper was reassigned in the Marines on guard duty in Washington, D.C. He was serving with the Presidential Honor Guard in Washington when he was released from duty along with other Marine reservists.
Following his discharge from the Marine Corps, he went to Hawaii to live with his parents. His father was assigned to Hickam Field at the time. He started attending the University of Hawaii, and there he met his first wife, the former Trudy B. Olson of Seattle, Washington. She was quite active in flying, the only Mercury wife to have a pilot's license. They were married on August 29, 1947 in Honolulu when Gordon was 20. They continued to live there for two more years while he continued his university studies.
Cooper transferred his commission to the United States Air Force in 1949, was placed on active duty and received flight training at Perrin Air Force Base, Texas and Williams AFB, Arizona....
I thought Montell was a naval officer.
Yes he was but he was a Marine first...he then went through an officer candidates program for the Navy and when he qualified he was discharged from the Corps as Corporal and enlisted in the Navy
cool
How could you forget Don Knotts
I'm sure you're just being funny...but he actually served in the Army.
USMC NOV 1962 to NOV 1968 ONCE A MARINE ALWAYS A MARINE SIMPER FI
Tom Seaver Hall of Fame pitchet!
Didn't know about him. Thanks!
Seaver was in the reserves. I don't consider him as a hard boiled Marine.
Seaver is a Marine reservist. No action at all.
this was a cool video I knew Ken Norton was a marine but not the rest.
Thanks William glad you enjoyed it.
Gordon Cooper was Air Force, should have been John Glenn there.
Hi John, Cooper was an enlisted Marine first before joining the Air Force. I do have John Glenn in the video as well.
Can my favorite actors NOT be attractive Marines please! There's NO reason for Rob Riggle, Sterling Hayden, Drew Carey, and Gene Hackmen to be THAT Gorgeous; in and OUT of uniform ! Like dear lord, stop that! I cannot even!
Thank you for the video! :D
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
A few of these are wrong. Glenn Ford, for example, was U.S. Navy. Sterling Hayden was in the OAS in Yugoslavia during WWII.
Glenn impulsively volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Reserve on December 13, 1942. He was assigned in March 1943 to active duty at the Marine Corps Base in San Diego. With his Coast Guard service, he was offered a position as an officer, but Ford declined, feeling it would be interpreted as preferential treatment for a movie star and instead entered the Marines as a private. He trained at the Marine base in San Diego, where Tyrone Power, the number-one male movie star at the time, was also based. Power suggested Ford join him in the Marine's weekly radio show, Halls of Montezuma broadcast Sunday evenings from San Diego. Ford excelled in his training, winning the Rifle Marksman Badge and named "Honor Man" of the platoon and promoted to sergeant by the time he finished. After being sent to Marine Corps Schools Detachment (Photographic Section) in Quantico, Virginia, three months later, Ford returned to the San Diego base in February 1944 and was assigned to the radio section of the Public Relations Office, Headquarters Company, Base Headquarters Battalion, where he resumed work on Halls of Montezuma....received a medical discharge on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1944. Though his time in the Marines was without the combat duty he had been hoping for, Ford had been serving his country for longer than it had technically been at war and won several commemorative medals for his three years in the Marines Reserve Corps: American Campaign Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, created in 1945 for anyone who had been on active duty since December 1941.
Sterling Hayden...
After two film roles, he left Hollywood and joined the United States Marine Corps as a private, under the name "John Hamilton", a nom de guerre he never used otherwise. While at Parris Island, he was recommended for Officer Candidate School.
After graduation, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and was transferred to service as an undercover agent with William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan's Office of the Coordinator of Information. He remained there after it became the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).[10][11][12]
As OSS agent "John Hamilton", his World War II service included sailing with supplies from Italy to Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into fascist Croatia. Hayden, who also participated in the Naples-Foggia campaign and established air crew rescue teams in enemy-occupied territory, became a first lieutenant on September 13, 1944, and a captain on February 14, 1945. He received the Silver Star (for gallantry in action in the Balkans and Mediterranean; "Lt. Hamilton displayed great courage in making hazardous sea voyages in enemy-infested waters and reconnaissance through enemy-held areas"), a Bronze Arrowhead device for parachuting behind enemy lines, and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. He left active duty on December 24, 1945
Jean, check out my updated version of this video for pictures of both Ford and Hayden in uniform...also read my previous post for specifics on their service in the Marine Corps.
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I know that Ford was a Navy Reserve admiral when he got older.And I've heard in more than one place that Hayden was a member of the OAS in the Balkans.
Great vid but Captain Glenn Ford, United States Naval Reserve, WWII, not a Marine, altho they are part of the Navy. (That will get some shit stirred up lol.)
...Glenn volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Reserve on December 13, 1942...He was assigned in March 1943 to active duty at the Marine Corps Base in San Diego. With his Coast Guard service, he was offered a position as an officer, but Ford declined, feeling it would be interpreted as preferential treatment for a movie star and instead entered the Marines as a private. He trained at the Marine base in San Diego...he was felled by inexplicable abdominal pain and hospitalized at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego with what turned out to be duodenal ulcers, an affliction for the remainder of his life. He was in and out of the hospital for the next five months, and finally received a medical discharge on the third anniversary of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1944.
Though his time in the Marines was without the combat duty he had been hoping for, Ford had been serving his country for longer than it had technically been at war and won several commemorative medals for his three years in the Marines Reserve Corps: American Campaign Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal, created in 1945 for anyone who had been on active duty since December 1941.
Not surprised that anyone on this list"ARE MARINES" and forever will be. I hate when any of these heros are refered to as former or worse ex Marines. Once a Marine always a Marine.
True..it's just a misunderstanding by civilians I think...
You Sir are being a gentelman. i rest my case,
Gordon Cooper was USAF I believe.
You're right. Cooper was enlisted as a young man.
Tim Matheson was a reservist. Saw him in the company office with long hair (thought he was a WM). He was trying to get a discharge because he needed his long hair to get acting jobs. Don't know if he got his wish.
Montel Williams was not a US Marine. He was a Naval Intelligence Officer and an Anapolis Graduate.
Montel Williams... " Williams enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduating high school in 1974. He completed Boot Camp at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, South Carolina, where he was promoted to platoon guide. After boot camp, he was sent to the Desert Warfare Training Center at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, near Palm Springs, California, where he placed in the Naval Academy Preparatory School (NAPS) at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island. He completed the one-year NAPS course and was accepted to the four-year officer training program at the U.S. Naval Academy as part of the Class of 1980.
He arrived at Annapolis on July 6, 1976, and was honorably discharged as a corporal (E-4) from the Marines, and sworn into the Navy as a midshipman."
Annapolis
He wasn't a Marine, but Chuck Norris served in the Air Force.