Seriously?
LONDON (AP) — The world’s most famous fictional Top Gun is now a decorated naval hero.
Tom Cruise was awarded the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor on Tuesday for “outstanding contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” with “Top Gun” and other films.
Cruise, who has been working in the U.K., was given the Distinguished Public Service Award by U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro in a ceremony at Longcross Studios near London.
The 62-year-old actor said he was proud to receive the “extraordinary acknowledgement,” which came with a medal and a certificate. more
I bet he has his Mark Milley jacket on order.
Just one fake officer to another.
Admiral Rachel and Dr. Jill are so proud.
Back in the early 90’s when I was making SSBN deterrent patrols in the North Pacific we always watched Top Gun on “Halfway Night.” This was our best meal of the patrol with steak, lobster, king crab and Black Forest cake. We also had funny skits and different contests. The Executive Officer almost always ended up compacting lots of saved trash while wearing an EAB. Good times!
Good for him.
I can’t think of a more deserving civilian.
As a proud honorably discharged US Navy veteran I am not a Tom Cruise fan. He is not and never will be a true sailor or veteran of my US Navy no matter how he portrays himself as such in the movies.
I have no reason to doubt his patriotism or love of country. One main purpose of both films was to make the military more attractive and boost recruitment, it succeeded in spades;
https://screenrant.com/top-gun-us-navy-recruiting-applications-increase/
Love of country is rare in that den of vipers known as Hollywood, so when we see it in any fashion, it should be appluaded.
He’s an actor, pretending to be a patriot. Now he has a pretend award.
Tom Cruise absolutely FLIPPING OUT on his film crew during COVID.
https://youtu.be/tHteO55JzD4
He’s an actor.
The MOVIES are FUN & MASCULINE!
Hopefully it attracts MEN to Join up.
or would you rather they give an Honor to that SOC-O-SHIT Clooney & his Actvist Sleeper Cell Wife?
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Was he wearing his “elevator boots” when presented with the award?
Lindsey Graham was RECRUITING retired pilots to go die, er fight, in Ukraine.
Send lil Mr Cruise, I hear he loves to do his own stunts.