Actor Tom Cruise Earns ‘Top Gun’ Award for US Navy Aviation Recruitment – Twitchy
Tom Cruise received the US Navy’s highest civilian award on Tuesday, the Department of the Navy’s Distinguished Public Service Award.
Tom Cruise receives the Distinguished Public Employee Award from the US Navy pic.twitter.com/Rc6QXb1gl8
β Carly Boone πΊπΈ (@KarluskaP) December 17, 2024
BREAKING: The US Navy awarded Tom Cruise its highest civilian award today pic.twitter.com/53YWZHg3Mx
β Cinema Tweets (@CinemaTweets1) December 17, 2024
The award was given to Cruz because of the attention the asset brought to the Navy Top Gun A film from 1986 and its recent sequel, Top Gun: Maverickreleased in 2022.
Commentators say many credit their sea careers for the inspiration for the first film.
I remember when Tom Cruise filmed Top Gun, he came out of that experience with such reverence for those they serve, and it changed him forever to stand up for those warriors, it was a great ambassador program. Do you remember how many people applied for Top Gun after the movie came out?
β πΊπ²π΄Patty R ππ΄πΊπ² (@FlaPatty_R) December 17, 2024
Mr. Cruz has done more to motivate aspiring pilots than anyone else over the past 40 years. I also appreciate his thoughtful appreciation for service members and all the people behind his films.
β Formerly Aloft (@FormerlyAloft) December 17, 2024
Top Gun was the best recruiting movie ever made.
– Donald E. Beane Jr. (@DonaldEBeaneJr) December 17, 2024
Few people have recruited more people than Tommy Boy and his Top Gun movies. pic.twitter.com/OqWGnytNtv
β Pisano (@pisano) December 17, 2024
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both of them summit gun The films were huge successes at the box office.
Of course, many posters couldn’t help but notice that Cruise looks a little different these days.
Man….I know he’s 62, but the last two years have really taken a toll on him. pic.twitter.com/cZVTGhtUzR
– Waddevs The World (@WaddivsTheWorld) December 18, 2024
It’s upsetting to see Tom grow up, brother. The guy hasn’t made it to 50 years in a row, and now it’s taking a turn
– Sam Witwicky (@samwitwicky008) December 17, 2024
Bro finally ages. Congratulations, Tom.
β Baldsire (@bLdsire) December 17, 2024
I think this is the first time we’ve finally seen Tom Cruise age. congratulations!!
β Zarias π₯© (@ofzarias) December 17, 2024
Tom is starting to look like Jason Bateman!
β Rafester 27 πΊπΈπΊπΈπΊπΈπΊπΈπΊπΈ (@rafester27) December 17, 2024
Wow, he really does that. We think Cruise’s “fountain of youth” has finally dried up. This is the second military award that Cruz has received. It was named US. The Navy’s 36th Honorary Sea Aviator in 2020.