Rob Riggle (former Daily Show correspondent) promoted to Lt. Colonel USMC Reserves

[underpants]

Military career

Riggle is a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserve where he served in Liberia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan. He is currently a public affairs officer with the New York City Public Affairs unit and is a recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon.<1> He has referred to his military experiences on The Daily Show, often when acting as the show's "Military Analyst", sometimes facetiously claiming he could kill any other member of the show. He is the only Daily Show cast member to have been in the U.S. military.<2>

In August 2007, Riggle went to Iraq to report for The Daily Show as well as entertain the troops under the purview of the United Service Organizations.<3>

On April 15, 2009, The Daily Show announced that Riggle had been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Riggle#Military_career

[ccharles000]

1. good for him

I hope he does well

[sutz12]

2. I didn't realize...

Now I have to salute him. :shrug: (Really, I was discharged decades ago :)).

Congrats! I should have realized, when he did his spoof while over there, that he knew what he was talking about.

Funny guy.

[Cid_B]

3. Sweet...

My all time favorite Daily Show clip is when they sent him to Berkeley to deal with the locals and Code Pink.

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=163653&title=marines-in-berkeley

[KT2000]

4. Congrats to him

but am disappointed to hear he has left the Daily Show. His bits had me cracking up before he ever said anything.

[Schema Thing]

5. Awww, I miss that guy.