My dad was a Marine.  Way to go Dad!!  Though I would also share the
following:

Bugs Bunny is currently listed as an honorably discharged Master
Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps (USMC). He was awarded an
honorary enlistment in the USMC following his appearance in the 1943
animated short Super-Rabbit.
In that cartoon, Bugs is a test animal for a new strain of
super-carrots, which bestow him with powers reminiscent of Superman - in
a direct riff of the 1940s Fleischer Superman cartoons. With his
newfound abilities, Bugs sets out to defeat Cottontail Smith, the most
feared rabbit hunter in all of Texas. Unfortunately, Bugs allows the
super-carrots to fall into Smith's hands. With the now-mortal rabbit
staring down a super-powered hunter (and his super-powered horse, too),
Bugs flees into a phone booth declaring, "This looks like a job for a
real Superman!"
Bugs emerges in full U.S. Marine dress uniform, singing the Marine Hymn.
He pauses the refrain long enough to inform Cottontail Smith that he
"can't play with you anymore. I got some important work to do." Bugs
then marches into the distance, following a sign that directs him to
"Berlin, Tokyo and points East." In 1943, the implication is clear: Bugs
is entering the Allied fight against the Axis powers.
The Marines were so honored by Bugs' intimation that a Marine was more
superman than Superman - and also were cognizant of the great public
relations and recruitment opportunity that Super-Rabbit presented them -
that they issued an honorary enlistment order for one Private Bugs
Bunny. The Marines even went so far as to issue Bugs his own dog tags.
Through the course of World War II, Bugs was regularly promoted
following minimum time in grade standards until he attained the rank of
Master Sergeant, the second-highest enlisted rank in the USMC. Bugs was
then honorably discharged and is still listed as a former Marine.

Source:  TechRepublic - Geek Trivia August 13, 2008

Brian Starck, CRM
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