Military Transition

Charlton Heston was a veteran and an Oscar-winning Hollywood icon best known as a commanding presence in biblical and...

The man behind the nationwide chain of drug stores served in Cuba during the Spanish-American War with the 1st Illinois...

Although he always dreamed of being a comic book artist, Charles Schulz didn't find success after high school. Instead, he...

Future actor Charles Durning was drafted into the U.S. Army just in time to fight in World War II. He was part of the landing...

Known as the "Latin Lover" and the Joker from the immortal "Batman" TV show, Cesar Romero first made a name for himself in...

"The quartermaster general had never anticipated that anyone under five feet would be allowed to join the United States Army...

The oldest child of Lloyd and Dorothy Bridges, Beau Bridges became the first among his siblings to join the Coast Guard.

The star comedian won awards running on the Navy track team, but also experienced racial discrimination, being forced to eat...

"I was the guy who makes you scrub the latrine, the guy who makes you make your bed, the guy who screams at you for being...

​​Alan Alda's experience as an Army Reserve officer in Korea would color his role in the TV series "M*A*S*H."