Was Lee Greenwood in the military?

Lee Greenwood never served in the military. He received a hardship deferment and was not drafted during the Vietnam War era.

Lee Greenwood is a renowned American country music singer, songwriter and saxophone player. Melvin Lee Greenwood was born on October 27, 1942, in South Gate, California, the United States of America. He is an American by nationality and is white by ethnicity.

Lee Greenwood has charted more than 35 singles on the Billboard country music charts. Larry McFaden of Mel Tillis discovered Lee Greenwood in Reno, Nevada in 1979.

Lee Greenwood has charted seven number-ones on the US Hot Country Songs list in his career including, “Somebody’s Gonna Love You”, “Going, Going, Gone”, “Dixie Road”, “I Don’t Mind the Thorns (If You’re the Rose)”, “Don’t Underestimate My Love For You”, “Hearts Aren’t Made to Break (They’re Made to Love)”, and “Mornin’ Ride”.

Lee Greenwood was nominated by President George W. Bush in September 2008 to succeed Makoto Fujimura for a six-year term at the National Council on the Arts.