Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Hollywood Fame

Ernest Hemmingway 

Before he was one of the most iconic writers of modern history, Ernest Hemmingway was a young teen hoping to enlist in World War I. However, once it was revealed that he had terrible vision, he was denied from participation. He managed to help by becoming an ambulance driver. Doesn't seem like a driver should have terrible eyesight, but it apparently worked out well...

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