Famous Veterans Celebrating Birthdays Today (December 21st):

Famous Veterans Born December 21, 1926:

Freddie Hart – Country musician and songwriter best known for his chart-topping country song and lone pop hit “Easy Loving,” which won the Country Music Association (CMA) Song of the Year award in 1971 and 1972 – (USMC WWII). At age 15, Hart lied about his age to join the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, seeing combat action on Guam and Iwo Jima. Following the war, Hart lived in California where he taught classes in self-defense at the Los Angeles Police Academy – Died: October 27, 2018.