Happy Veterans Day! Surprising Celebrities Who Were In The Military

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Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett is known for his voice, but before he became a singer, he was part of the U.S. Army during WWII. Bennett was drafted to join the Army in 1944 and was assigned to the 63rd Infantry Division which allowed him to serve in Germany as well as in France. After sticking up for an African American friend, Bennett was demoted and was given the assignment of digging up mass graves and prepping the bodies to be sent home. Though the military wasn’t the highlight of his life, Bennett did get the opportunity to sing with the military band and went on to study voice. In 1963 he recorded one of his most famous songs, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco.”

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