Gerald McRaney

Gerald McRaney, star of TV's "Major Dad" and "Simon and Simon," is a USO veteran. The actor has traveled to what he calls some of the "world's garden spots" frequented by American troops. He's signed autographs and shaken hands with troops in Haiti, Somalia and other hotspots. During his USO travels, McRaney said he's often met up with the Army's 10th Mountain Division. "They're always deployed," he said. "If there's trouble going on, 10th Mountain is going to be in the middle of it. I visited with them in Saudi Arabia. I saw them in Somalia and then again in Haiti." Gerald was honored with the Audie Murphy Patriotism Award at the Spirit of America Festival.

Gerald with Defense Secretary William S. Cohen in March 2000.