12 Famous People That We Never Knew Served in Vietnam

1. Jesse Ventura

Former Minnesota Governor and musclebound action movie star Jesse Ventura was a fitting military action star. The wrestler-turned-movie star-turned-politician served six years in the U.S. Navy prior to his other careers.

Perhaps his role as Blain (“I ain’t got time to bleed”) in Predator (1987) is closer to his real-life persona than we imagine. Ventura’s National Governors Association (NGA) profile describes his role as “a member of Underwater Demolition (SEAL) Team 12.”