Famous Veteran: Morgan Freeman Military.com. Those movies kindled a desire to learn to fly, so when he graduated from high school in 1955, he joined the Air Force instead. In fact, three of his four.

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Some of Freeman's films with a military connection: In the film "Glory," he played Army Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins. The film, directed by Edward Zwick, was about the 54th.