Happy Veterans Day! Surprising Celebrities Who Were In The Military

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Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray Robinson is widely referred to as one of the greatest American boxers of all time, so it comes as no surprise that this man also served in the U.S. Army. Robinson was inducted in February 1943 but his career only lasted 15 months. After disappearing from the barracks after falling down the steps, suffering from amnesia, and being sent to the hospital by a stranger, Robinson was soon after honorably discharged in 1944. Sadly, media coverage tried to brand him as a deserter, but despite his not-so-great reputation in the military, Robinson went on to become a highly successful boxer, winning 173 out of 200 fights in his lifetime.

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