Hollywood Marine veteran Rob Riggle doubts modern stars would make Jimmy Stewart's WWII sacrifice

Rob Riggle, a Marine Corps veteran and actor, said in an interview that he doubts present-day Hollywood actors would enlist for military service as Jimmy Stewart did. Stewart, an Academy Award winner, joined the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II and served as a bomber pilot, eventually reaching the rank of brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve. Riggle did not specify which current actors he was referencing or provide evidence for his assessment.

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