Celebrities That Served in the Military Before Their Big Break

Jimi Hendrix

The famous guitarist was sent to the military after stealing a car. He was offered either enlisting or prison. He chose enlisting, but wrote to his father “There’s nothing but physical training and harassment here for two weeks, then when you go to jump school, that’s when you get hell.”

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Celebrities That Served in the Military Before Their Big Break

Jimi Hendrix

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