# celebs in armed forces

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-in-armed-forces/94799>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 22, 2001, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-in-armed-forces/94799 "2001-11-22T19:55:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2001, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-in-armed-forces/94799/21 "2001-11-26T21:36:18Z")

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Almost forgot - Johnny Cash was a radio operator in the Air Force after WWII, he spent a lot of time in Germany intercepting Soviet radio transmissions. He can still transcribe 60 words per minute in morse code.

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