Famous Marines
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Donald James Adams "Don Adams"
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Actor Don Adams is most famous for his role as Agent Maxwell Smart on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart |
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F. Lee Baily
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Lawyer F. (Francis) Lee Bailey was a Marine pilot and then admitted to the bar in 1960. He was a successful defense attorney for cases such as the Torso Murder case (1960), Boston Strangler case (1966), and many others including the O. J. Simpson Case. |
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James Addison Baker III
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Secretary of State 01/22/1989 to 08/23/1992
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James Lee Barrett
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Screenwriter His first screenplay was for The D.I. (1957), about a Marine drill instructor. He also penned the 1965 biblical epic, The Greatest Story Ever Told. Barret also wrote pilot episodes for TV series and screenplays for TV movies. |
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Jackie Burke, Jr
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Former PGA golfer and Master’s Champion
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Rod Carew
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Baseball Player
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Drew Carey
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Actor
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Roberto Clemente
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Baseball player who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates
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Brian Dennehy
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Actor
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David Dinkins
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Mayor of New York City
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Ronald Lee Ermey
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Actor, TV show host
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Glenn Ford
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Actor
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John Glenn
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astronaut, first American to orbit Earth, oldest man in space, U.S. Senator
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Scott Glenn
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Actor
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Josh Gracin
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Country singer, American Idol contestant
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Gene Hackman
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Actor
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Gustav Hasford
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Writer
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John Donald Imus
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talk radio host
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Keith Jackson
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Broadcaster
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George Jones
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Legendary country music singer
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Bob Keeshan
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Captain Kangaroo
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Harvey Keitel
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Actor
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Mills Lane
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Boxing referee
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Robert Lutz
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Former Chairman of the Board, Chrysler
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Lee Marvin
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Actor
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Robert C. McFarlane
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Co-founded and served as CEO of Global Energy Investors
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Ed McMahon
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Television personality
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Steve McQueen
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Actor
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Oliver North
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Officer who became famous in the Iran-Contra affair
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Ken Norton
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World champion boxer
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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Assassin of John F. Kennedy
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Tyrone Power
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Actor
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Fred Reed
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Author/Journalist
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George Pratt Schultz
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economist and former U.S. Secretary of State, Secretary of Labor, and Secretary of the Treasury
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George C. Scott
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Actor
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Frederick Smith
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Businessman, founder of Fed Ex
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John Philip Sousa
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Composer, conductor/orchestra leader
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Leon Spinks
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World boxing champion
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Charles (Chuck) R. Swindoll
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Evangelical Christian pastor and radio preacher
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Lee Trevino
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PGA golfer
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Leon Uris
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Novelist
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Charles Whitman
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Texas tower sniper
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Montel Williams
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Television show host Note: He was in the Marine Corps before he was in the Navy.
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Ted Williams
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Baseball player
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Pete Wilson
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Former Governor of California
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Jonathan Winters
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Actor, comedian
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George Peppard – Actor, was in the movie “the Carpet Baggers” and starred in the television series “The A Team” Enlisted in the Marine Corps at the age of 17 and played for the Quantico Marines Football Team.
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. …
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale (August 19, 1969 – March 15, 2011), better known by his stage name Nate Dogg, was an American musician. …And also a US Marine. He dropped out of school at the age 16 and wanted to become a man so he joined our Marine Corps.