Who Knew?

[Bob Seijas]

You know Kristofferson as a great country songwriter -- "Me & Bobby McGee," "Help Me Make It Through The Night," and "Sunday Morning Coming Down" were all hits for other artists. He's also an actor, with credits that include A Star Is Born (1976), Convoy (1978) and Lone Star (1996). But before the fame and fortune, was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam who’d graduated from Ranger school.
He worked his way up to the rank of Captain, and after the war he was offered a spot at West Point teaching literature. He turned down the opportunity to pursue a career and songwriting - which you might say worked out pretty well.

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