Joel Searls

Contributor, Marine Corps Veteran

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Military News

Vietnam veteran and billionaire founder of FedEx Frederick W. Smith dies at 80

By Joel Searls

Military & Veteran Entertainment Awards pin ups
Entertainment

Veteran creatives honored at the first-ever Military & Veteran Entertainment Awards

By Joel Searls

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Entertainment

‘The Pursuit of Happyness’ was Navy veteran Christopher Gardner’s incredible real-life underdog story

By Joel Searls

The life and career of Army veteran Clint Eastwood
Entertainment

Legendary director, ‘Dirty Harry’ actor and Army veteran Clint Eastwood turns 95

By Joel Searls

Jessie James Decker at the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala held on November 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)
Entertainment

Interview: Country pop music star Jessie James Decker on growing up in a military family, songwriting and patriotism

By Joel Searls

Loretta Swit sitting in a jeep during the filming of television show M*A*S*H, United States, August 1976. She plays the character Maj. Margaret "Hot Lips" Houlihan. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Loretta Swit, popular M*A*S*H star, passes away at 87

By Joel Searls

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Entertainment

Ally Racing to honor fallen Vietnam Veteran during Coca-Cola 600 with custom car

By Joel Searls

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - OCTOBER 15: Director George Lucas (R) and Darth Vader onstage during Spike TV's "Scream 2011" at Universal Studios on October 15, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
Entertainment

Why the Air Force wouldn’t take George Lucas as an officer

By Joel Searls

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 26: Mr. T attends the Team USA Awards at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts on April 26, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Larry French/Getty Images for USOC)
Entertainment

Mr. T: 80s icon, US Army veteran, pitier of fools, former pro-wrestler and A-Team star turns 73!

By Joel Searls

How Gordon Logan went from the Air Force to founding Sport Clips
Entertainment

How Gordon Logan went from the Air Force to founding Sport Clips

By Joel Searls

PARIS - SEPTEMBER 13: American author Clive Cussler poses while on a visit to Paris,France on the 13th of September 2004.(Photo by Ulf Andersen/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Before Clive Cussler was a best-selling novelist, he served in the Korean War

By Joel Searls

American actor Jack Nicholson smiling at the camera. (Photo by Roy Jones/Getty Images)
Entertainment

Jack Nicholson, Hollywood Icon and military veteran, turns 88

By Joel Searls

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Entertainment

Military and Veteran Entertainment Awards announce star-studded lineup

By Joel Searls

A scene from the movie "Heat," released by Barry Reardon. Warner Brothers.
Entertainment

Drama films released by Army vet Barry Reardon at Warner Brothers

By Joel Searls

Scene, Full Metal Jacket. Warner Brothers.
Entertainment

These action films were championed by Army veteran Barry Reardon at Warner Brothers

By Joel Searls

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Entertainment

We can thank US Army veteran Barry Reardon for ‘The Matrix,’ ‘Batman Returns,’ ‘Driving Miss Daisy,’ ‘Lethal Weapon’ and more

By Joel Searls

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 22: Fred Roos attends the "The Godfather" 50th Anniversary Celebration at Paramount Theatre on February 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Entertainment

Before he cast ‘The Godfather,’ Fred Roos served two tours in South Korea

By Joel Searls

(GERMANY OUT) Deutschland, Saarland, Neunkirchen - Hooters Bar im Wasserturm Neunkirchen.- 30.11.2005 (Photo by Becker & Bredel/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
Feature

How two Army veterans built Hooters internationally

By Joel Searls

American actors Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise on the set of Top Gun, directed by Tony Scott. (Photo by Paramount Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Entertainment

‘You can be my wingman anytime:’ Val Kilmer dead at 65

By Joel Searls

WATM reviews military film, ‘Valiant One’ and interviews stars of movie
Entertainment

WATM reviews military film, ‘Valiant One’ and interviews stars of movie

By Joel Searls

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