Brave Celebrities Who Served Their Country In The Army

Published on March 5, 2019 By Jason Albert

Sam Elliott – 163rd Airlift Wing

Sam Elliott might be famous as a gun-slinging cowboy of the Wild West, but in real life, he is more of a military man – at least for a while. Elliott did a short time in the California Army National Guard, working in the 163rd Airlift Wing and was situated on the Channel Islands.

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Eventually, he got his first role as a cowboy on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. In 2018, Elliott played Bobby Maine on the A Star Is Born remake, and it was critically acclaimed.