Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Hollywood Fame

Dan Rather

Dan Rather went from being the news to reporting the news in the course of his lifetime. Though he's now known as a CBS News anchor, he began his career as a US Marine Corps soldier who fought in the Korean War. Dan Rather has claimed that he joined the service twice, but after some investigation by outside journalists, this claim was proven to be falsified.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.