5 WWE Superstars who served in the military

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#1. Sgt Slaughter

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Arguably the most patriotic WWF Superstar of all time, Sgt. Slaughter represented the red, white and blue throughout his wrestling career, asides one brief heel turn in the early 1990s.

But before wrestling, Slaughter, real name Robert Remus would enter the United States Marine Corps, which is where he reportedly earned the Sgt. Slaughter nickname, no doubt for his intense training and strong words for recruits.

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After leaving the Corps, Slaughter would join the AWA, before joining the WWF in 1980, returning multiple times for later runs with the company.

These runs would help Slaughter earn his induction into the 2004 WWE Hall of Fame.

The former Marine was also immortalized in animated form, appearing in the G.I. Joe cartoons, with Slaughter being one of the show's most popular action figures of all time.

Even to this day, Slaughter lets his sense of patriotism show, making sporadic appearances for the company at a variety of events.

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Edited by Arvind Sriram
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