![]() ![]() I served 9 years on active duty and 10 years in the reserves. Rob Riggle: This sounds like a member of our armed forces. What is your general responsibility/MOS and what unit(s) were you with? Washington, D.C.: In all your appearances I've never heard you say specifically what division you served in. I learned how much fun it is to play "arrogant ignorance." Meaning I love to play an authority figure who is total wrong or missing the point, but is absolutely convinced that he's right on track! I think the news could always do better, however they're doing okay. With regard to my military experience and comedy. Having served in Afghanistan, I understand how difficult the mission can be. Rob Riggle: Well, my military service definitely helped me understand what the military was up against in Iraq and what they were trying to accomplish. TV news coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Thank you. Two questions: (1) How has your military experience shaped your fake journalism and comedy and (2) What do you think of U.S. In your "Daily Show" incarnation, you went to Iraq. TV news journalists today are life-long civilians they have never served in a military service. ![]() Riggle will perform in Washington, D.C., 8 p.m. He's also appeared on "Saturday Night Live" and MTV's "Human Giant." A former marine, Riggle served in Kosovo, Liberia and Afghanistan. Riggle spent two seasons on "The Daily Show," where he reported from Iraq and from the Beijing Olympics. 18 at 2 ET to take your questions about the show, his life and his career. military and their families.Former "Daily Show" correspondent Rob Riggle was online Wednesday, Feb. This program provides financial assistance and support to post-9/11 combat wounded, critically ill and severely injured members of all branches of the U.S. Now, he is known for his comedic acting roles in shows and movies such as “Modern Family,” “21 Jump Street” and “The Lorax.” He also founded and hosts the Rob Riggle InVETational Golf Classic, a charity event that raises money for the Semper Fi Fund. 1, 2013, after nine years of active duty and 14 years in the Reserve, Riggle retired from the Marine Corps. Throughout Riggle’s military career, he attained the rank of lieutenant colonel and earned a plethora of awards, including two Meritorious Service Medals, a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, a Joint Service Achievement Medal, two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, a Combat Action Ribbon, a National Defense Service Medal, a Kosovo Campaign Medal, an Afghanistan Campaign Medal, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, a Humanitarian Service Medal, an Armed Forces Reserve Medal and a NATO Medal. In 2009, while Riggle was still working for The Daily Show, he trained Marines how to properly respond to media requests. In 2007, he went to Iraq for a segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and to entertain his fellow troops with the United Service Organizations. Riggle was able to incorporate his experience in the Marine Corps into his career in the entertainment business. Marine Corps Reserve while simultaneously working as an actor and comedian in a variety of shows and movies, including “Saturday Night Live,” “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” and “The Daily Show.” After his two tours, he returned to the U.S. Riggle deployed to Afghanistan after he volunteered to return to active duty during this period of 9/11 recovery. He was asked to report to Ground Zero the day after the September 11 attacks to assist in the search for survivors. Marine Corps Reserve as a New York City-based public affairs officer. In 1999, while his career in entertainment began to take flight, Riggle joined the U.S. His service led him to many countries, including Kosovo, Liberia, Albania and Afghanistan. As part of the command element and, due to his military occupational specialty, Riggle served in a variety of units, including the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, United States Central Command, 3rd Battalion and 5th Special Forces Group. He served in active duty for nine years before joining the Reserve, where he became a public affairs officer. Riggle joined the Marine Corps in 1990 with the intention of becoming a naval aviator, but eventually left flight school to pursue comedy. He also attained his pilot’s license while earning his degree at the University of Kansas. He began acting in television and radio while attending Shawnee Mission South High School. was born in 1970 in Louisville, Kentucky, before moving to Kansas when he was two years old. Today’s #VeteranOfTheDay is Robert Riggle Jr., an actor and comedian who spent his earlier years in the Marines. ![]()
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