Celebrities That Served In the Military Before Hollywood Fame

Bob Ross

The man who celebrates happy little accidents in artistic expression once held a very regimented position. The artist served as a medical records technician in the United States Air Force and even became a master sergeant in U.S. Air Force Clinic at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. There, he saw snow for the first time and was struck by the beauty of it, often incorporating it into his artwork later on. 

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