Did You Know: Celebrities who served

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In today's Did You Know we are talking about two people that actually served in the same country and then played in the same show about the war in that country. It's a show that is one of my favorite shows of all time. I have seen every episode multiple times. Alphonso Joseph D'Abruzzo: Better know as Alan Alda or Captain Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H*. Alan was in the ROTC in college and then went on to serve a year in Fort Benning, GA and did his minimum 6 month tour in the Korean War as a gunnery officer. He would later play surgeon Captain Hawkeye Pierce in the TV show M*A*S*H* for 11 seasons. Jameel Joseph Farah: Known as Jamie Farr or as Corporal Maxwell Klinger on M*A*S*H* Jamie was drafted into the U.S. Army and did basic training in Fort Ord, CA he then served his two years in Japan and Korea in the 1950's. Not a lot is known about his service since her never talked about it. A little trivia for you. When you see him in M*A*S*H* and you see his dog tags around his neck, those are his real dog tags from his service in the Army. He was on 9 seasons of the 11 total seasons. Next time on Did You Know we will learn about a bouncer and a rapper.