Danny Wuerffel
Former NFL football player Danny Wueffel got his start in football playing for the Fort Walton Beach Vikings in Florida, but his father’s career as an Air Force chaplain had sent them all over the world. Once they settled down, Danny led the Vikings to an undefeated season as their quarterback his senior year, which resulted in a number two ranking from “USA Today.” Somehow, he managed to do all that and still be high school valedictorian.
Priest Holmes
Holmes never met his father but was instead raised in San Antonio, Texas by his mother and stepfather, who was an Air Force technician at Kelly Air Force base for twenty years. Holmes, over time, developed his own unique running style, which served him well as a running back. He played for the University of Texas and was named MVP of the Sun Bowl for his junior year. After college, he played in the NFL for eleven years, first for the Ravens, then for the Chiefs.
Trey Songz
When he was seven years old, Trey’s mother married a US Army serviceman, which meant that he spent the next seven years traveling around the country to various military bases before the family returned home to Petersburg. His stepfather was able to introduce Trey to producer Troy Taylor, which resulted in Songz releasing his first album in 2004. That album, “I Gotta Make It,” sold 40,000 copies in its first week. Since then, he has sold over twenty-five million records worldwide.
Mykelti Williamson
Williamson’s father was an Air Force NCO, but he began working in show business at the age of nine. He’s probably best known for his roles in “Forrest Gump,” “Con Air,” and “Justified,” but he’s appeared in many different films and TV shows, both as the star and as a supporting actor.
Suzanne Collins
Suzanne Collins undoubtedly drew on her experience growing up as the daughter of an Air Force Lt. Colonel when she was writing her “Hunger Games” trilogy, which has now sold millions of copies in addition to spawning an adaptation into four blockbuster films. As a result of her NYT Bestselling novels, she was named one of the most influential people by “Time” Magazine in 2010.