Tom Cruise was honored for his service to the Navy, which increased the recruitment of pilots in the 1980s and 1990s.
“In the Marine Corps, if you have time to lean you have ... world in the military and came home to find a new mission in the movies.
In 1990, a bullied, gay high school student named Cameron joins the Marine Corps with his straight best friend, Ray — a dangerous move when being gay in the military meant jail time or worse.