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Our nation's veterans transition to a multitude of different and exciting industries once they've completed their military service. Several have become some of the biggest names in sports. Here are some of your favorite athletes who also spent time in the military.
Alejandro Villanueva
Alejandro Villanueva played for the Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens before his recent retirement from the NFL. He mainly played offensive tackle, becoming one of the Steelers' starting players and ranking 24th out of all of the offensive tackles in the /'-!#!!!!7!!!!"!5!!!!4!/!0!7!!!!! as a second lieutenant in the Army upon graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was eventually assigned to !!.!%!!'!%!/:!!!!!!!!!!!#!4!.!!! !!!!!!7!!!!!"!%!!!!!!7!! the National Defense Service Medal, NATO Medal and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal, among other recognitions.
Sources: Department of Defense, Wikipedia
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