Brave Celebrities Who Served Their Country In The Army

Charlton Heston – US Air Force

Charles Heston was an actor whose work lasted for about 60 years. He gave extraordinary performances in famous movies like The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur, and The Greatest Show On Earth.

In the 1940s, Heston had been with the U.S. Air Force. He began as a radio operator but he ultimately became an aerial gunner. Heston, apart from his militia duties, had to battle prostate cancer and Alzheimer’s disease as well making him even more of a hero. Sadly, he died in 2008 due to pneumonia at the age of 84.