Celebrate Veterans Day With These 25 Very Hot Veterans

Yesterday, we asked our readers about any hot military veterans they knew or were aware of. You submitted the names—and photos!—of politicians, actors, friends, mothers, and fathers. This is an alphabetized list of hot veterans who are public figures; we’ll be running a separate post with reader submissions later today. Enjoy.

And, of course: Happy Veterans Day.

Sunny Anderson

Branch: U.S. Air Force

Current gig: T.V. personality on the Food Network and entrepreneur

James Arness

Branch: U.S. Army (World War II)

Later became: A Hollywood actor

Death: June 3, 2011

Josephine Baker

Service: Assisted French Resistance against Nazi Germany (World War II)

Also known for: Her work as an actress and entertainer

Death: April 12, 1975 (Age 68)

C.J. Chivers

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Current gig: Reporter at The New York Times

Dan Choi

Branch: U.S. Army (Iraq War)

Current gig: Gay right activist involved in the dismantling of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Clint Eastwood

Branch: U.S. Army

Current gig: Actor and philanthropist

John L. Estrada

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Current gig: Former Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps; currently employed by Lockheed Martin

Tulsi Gabbard

Branch: U.S. Army National Guard (Iraq War)

Current gig: U.S. Representative for Hawaii’s second Congressional district

Noah Galloway

Branch: U.S. Army (Iraq War)

Current gig: Personal trainer, fitness expert, and philanthropist

Jimi Hendrix

Branch: U.S. Army

Later became: Musician

Death: September 18, 1970 (Age 27)

Gene Kelly

Branch: U.S. Navy

Later became: Hollywood actor and dancer

Death: February 2, 1996 (Age 88)

Jack Kerouac

Branch: U.S. Merchant Marine

Later became: Novelist and poet

Death: October 21, 1969 (Age 47)

Adam Kinzinger

Branch: U.S. Air Force

Current gig: U.S. Representative for Illinois’ sixteenth Congressional district

Ida Lupino

Branch: Women’s Ambulance and Defense Corps (World War II)

Later became: Actress and filmmaker

Death: August 3, 1995 (Age 77)

Alex Minsky

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps (War in Afghanistan)

Current gig: Professional model

John McCain

Branch: U.S. Navy (Vietnam War)

Current gig: U.S. Senator from Arizona

Taylor Morris

Branch: U.S. Navy (War in Afghanistan)

Current gig: In recovery from injuries sustained by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan

Benjamin Netanyahu

Branch: Sayeret Matkal (Israel Defense Forces)

Current gig: Prime Minister of Israel

Paul Newman

Branch: U.S. Navy

Later became: Actor and philanthropist

Death: September 26, 2008 (Aged 83)

Elvis Presley

Branch: U.S. Army

Later became (already was): Musician and actor

Death: August 16, 1977 (Aged 42)

Rudy Reyes

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Current gig: Actor and martial arts expert

Rob Riggle

Branch: U.S. Marine Corps

Current gig: Actor and Daily Show correspondent

Pat Tillman

Branch: U.S. Army (Wars in Iraq and Afghtanistan)

Was previously: N.F.L. player for the Arizona Cardinals

Death: April 22, 2004 (killed in action in Afghanistan, aged 27)

Mark Valley

Branch: U.S. Army (Gulf War)

Current gig: American actor

Alan West

Branch: U.S. Army (Operation Desert Storm and War in Iraq)

Current gig: Political commentator and former U.S. Congressman

Photo credits: Food Network and Blackenterprise.com (Anderson); Peerie.com (Arness); Blogspot and Pinterest (Baker); CJChivers.com (Chivers); Imgur.com (Eastwood); Wikimedia (Choi); Wikipedia and Defense.gov (Estrada); Wikipedia (Gabbard); NoahGalloway.com (Galloway); MadameNoire.com (Hendrix); Pinterest and GeneKellyFans.com (Kelly); OpenCulture.com and ABC.net.au (Kerouac); Wikipedia (Kinzinger); Wikipedia and History.com (Lupino); Facebook (Minsky); Wikipedia (McCain); Instagram (Morris); Pinterest, BBC, and The New Republic (Netanyahu); Huffington Post and Nurseratchedsplace.com (Newman); Pinterest (Presley); Facebook (Rudy Reyes); TheInterrobang.com and Getty Images (Riggle); Wikipedia (Pat Tillman); Getty Images and Livejournal (Valley); WND.com (West).

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