Hollywood vs. the War

Just backing up what I touched on in the last post. Michelle Malkin has written here and here on the contrast between Hollywood today and now. Even athletes like Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams left behind relatively cushy jobs to join the service. Chef Julia Child worked for the OSS (the Navy turned her down because she was too tall at 6'2). Here's a complete list. Notice all the athletes, writers, and actors.

Hollywood celebrities of the past didn't just play soldiers in front of the
cameras. They volunteered to put their lives on the line for America. Clark
Gable joined the Army Air Corps at 41, became a B-17 air gunner, and earned the
Air Medal and Distinguished Flying Cross. Jimmy Stewart led B-24 bombing raids
over Germany. They both appeared in pro-America documentaries, produced by the military-operated First Motion Picture Unit, when not in combat. Director Frank
Capra made films for the U.S. government, including the seven-part Why We Fight
(1942-44). Big-band leader Glenn Miller led the U.S. Army Air Force band in
Europe and died for his country when his plane went down in the English Channel.