Bob Hope’s daughter, Linda Hope, talks about her father's legacy of supporting veterans. As a USO Global Ambassador, Wilmer Valderrama has met hundreds of service members throughout his travels, but one encounter with a wounded soldier stayed with him over the years. The actor, still recognized by many as Fez from "That ‘70s Show," has written a new memoir, "An American Story: Everyone’s Invited.
" It details his upbringing in Venezuela before moving to Los Angeles and catapulting to stardom in Hollywood. In the book, the 44-year-old described how, in 2007, he headed to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany with Gen. James Cartwright to meet injured patients.
There, he came face-to-face with a soldier recovering from his wounds. He woke up but hadn’t opened his eyes yet. IRAQ WAR VETERAN POSES AS '40S PINUP MODEL AFTER SURVIVING MORTAR ATTACK Wilmer Valderrama went on his first USO tour in 2007 to Germany.
(USO) "It was sobering," Valderrama told Fox News Digital, noting that being in the room was "like standing on sacred ground." "This is a trauma hospital," he explained. "Our service brothers and sisters have experienced combat.
And here I was, walking through those rooms and just talking to them. ..
. It made me realize how incredibly brave and unbelievable our men and women are. Even as they’re wounded, they’re so proud to have been serving.
" Once the soldier realized he was in the presence of a four-star general, he attempted to raise his hand in salute..