Fly Guy: Actor Tom Cruise Awarded For Being U.S. Navy Aviation Recruitment's Top Gun

Posted • December 18, 2024: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise was presented with the U.S. Navy’s top civilian honor Tuesday, the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service award. The award was given to Cruise because of the interest brought to the Navy by the original Top Gun movie from 1986 and its recent sequel, Top Gun: Maverick, released in 2022. Here’s his acceptance speech. Tom Cruise accepts US Navy distinguished public servant award. (…)

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