List of notable Korean War veterans
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The last Korean War veteran on active duty was LTC Don Byers, US Army, who retired in 1992
- Neil Armstrong, astronaut, first man to walk on the moon, US Navy
- F. Lee Bailey, lawyer
- James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State, US Marine Corps
- Dan Blocker, actor, US Army
- Sorrell Booke, actor, Boss Hogg on the Dukes of Hazzard
- Scott Carpenter, Mercury program astronaut, US Navy
- Jerry Coleman, baseball player and broadcaster, US Marine Corps
- Eddie Fisher, singer
- James Garner, actor, US Army
- Hobart R. Gay, Maj. General, and veteran of WWI and WWII.
- John Glenn, astronaut and senator, US Marine Corps
- Gus Grissom, Mercury program astronaut, US Air Force
- Ed McMahon, Tonight Show side-kick, US Marine Corps
- Herman Raucher, writer, US Army
- Mike Royko, columnist
- Wally Schirra, Mercury program astronaut, US Navy
- Carl W. Stiner, US Army four-star general.
- John Paul Vann US-AID official, Vietnam, subject of A Bright Shining Lie, US Army
- Ted Williams, baseball legend, US Marine Corps
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