Tom Cruise performed a U.S. Navy aviator within the “High Gun” motion pictures, and now he’s being acknowledged for his on-screen illustration of the army department.
On Tuesday, Cruise was awarded the Navy’s high civilian honor, the Distinguished Public Service Award, for his “excellent contributions to the Navy and the Marine Corps” by means of his work in “High Gun,” “Born on the Fourth of July,” “A Few Good Males” and the “Mission Not possible” franchise. The ceremony occurred in London, as Cruise is presently working within the U.Okay.
Cruise acquired a medal from U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro and stated he was happy with the “extraordinary acknowledgement.”
“I like the entire servicemen and girls,” Cruise stated, in line with the Related Press. “I do know in life, one thing that may be very true to me, is that to steer is to serve. And I do know that to my core. And I see that within the servicemen and girls.”
In a press release, the Navy stated Cruise has “elevated public consciousness and appreciation for our extremely educated personnel and the sacrifices they make whereas in uniform.”
The 62-year-old actor portrayed Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in each the 1986 authentic movie and its 2022 sequel. The discharge of the unique “High Gun” resulted in a spike in army enlistment, and the Navy stated the sequel had the identical impact, the AP reviews.
The sequel “introduced nostalgia to older audiences and reinvigorated the minds of newer viewers members, which successfully focused a youthful viewers’s curiosity into the talent units and alternatives the Navy can present,” the Navy stated.
Cruise can subsequent be seen in “Mission Not possible: The Remaining Reckoning,” which is ready to launch in Might 2025.
