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Ryan Phillippe Considered The Army Before Making TV History
Ryan Phillippe Considered The Army Before Making TV History
Actor Ryan Phillippe considered joining the U.S. Army and fighting for his country in the Middle East before he became an actor. The Crash star, who plays an Iraq War veteran in new film Stop-Loss , admits he accompanied a pal to a recruitment office and almost signed up. Read more!
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Ryan Phillippe Almost Chose a Military Career
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