5 Rock and Rollers Who Were Veterans

This Veterans Day, we salute those who rocked, and also served.

Johnny Cash:

Cash earned the rank of Sergeant when he served in the U.S. Air Force. His duty was intercepting codes in Germany at the outset of The Cold War.

Jimi Hendrix:

The Guitar God guitar great enlisted in the Airborne Rangers. He wasn't considered a good soldier and was given an Honorable Discharge before seeing combat.

Elvis Presley:

Elvis was at the pinnacle of his fame when he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He would achieve the rank of Sergeant before being honorably discharged.

John Fogerty:

The leader of Creedence Clearwater Revival served in the Army Reserves at the height of the Vietnam War, but would never see combat.

B.B. King:

The king of blues guitar served in the U.S. Army during World War II but mostly drove a tractor at a plantation that was growing cotton for the military.