{"id":3953,"date":"2021-10-07T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T07:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/135-milo-ventimiglia-actor-and-activist-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-to-this-is-us-a-whole-new-reason-senator-joe-manchin-sucks-hollywoods-biggest-union-strikes-the-fight-for-the-global\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T08:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T08:03:56","slug":"135-milo-ventimiglia-actor-and-activist-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-to-this-is-us-a-whole-new-reason-senator-joe-manchin-sucks-hollywoods-biggest-union-strikes-the-fight-for-the-global","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/135-milo-ventimiglia-actor-and-activist-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-to-this-is-us-a-whole-new-reason-senator-joe-manchin-sucks-hollywoods-biggest-union-strikes-the-fight-for-the-global\/","title":{"rendered":"135. Milo Ventimiglia. Actor and Activist. From Vietnam to Afghanistan to This Is Us. A Whole New Reason Senator Joe Manchin Sucks. Hollywood\u2019s Biggest Union Strikes. The Fight for the Global War on Terror Memorial. Celebrity Tourists in War Zones."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=ANA9078273242\" width=\"100%\" height=\"210\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 210px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Milo Ventimiglia (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MiloVentimiglia\">@MiloVentimiglia<\/a>) is an actor, director and producer. And one of the hottest stars in America. He\u2019s also a really nice, hard-working and fascinating guy. And a guy with very strong opinions about everything from Afghanistan, to Senator Joe Manchin\u2019s obstructionism, to a strike in Hollywood by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) union. Milo is a fighter who stands up for what he believes in&#8211;not just in the roles he plays&#8211;but also in real life. And this is Milo the fighter as candid as you\u2019ll ever hear him.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After early recognition for roles with Sylverstor Stallone in <em>Rocky Balboa<\/em>, on <em>Gilmore Girls<\/em> and the NBC series <em>Heroes,<\/em> Milo went on to star as Jack Pearson in the massively popular NBC drama, <em>This Is Us<\/em>. Now, the humble son of a Vietnam vet is a household name. He has received three Emmy nominations and won a Screen Actors Guild Award. But over a decade before that, Ventimiglia toured Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan with the USO in support of US troops. And he\u2019s done it multiple times since.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s using his star power to help veterans and to stand with working people. He\u2019s supported veterans charities, and for the last month, has been making phone calls to US Senators to help a generation of men and women who\u2019ve served since 9\/11 create a <a href=\"https:\/\/iava.org\/blog\/read-establish-a-global-war-on-terror-memorial-on-the-national-mall\/\">Global War on Terror Memorial on The National Mall in Washington<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Milo\u2019s been a friend of our host, Paul Rieckhoff (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/paulrieckhoff\">@PaulRieckhoff<\/a>), for many years. They\u2019ve worked together on issues, appeared together on political talk shows, and spent late nights hanging out in Hollywood getting pancakes. Milo shares the inside scoop on what\u2019s to come on <em>This Is Us, <\/em>he\u2019ll take us behind a red carpet with Nicole Kidman, and he\u2019ll talk about creating a super action hero movie with past <em>Independent Americans<\/em> guests like, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/134-bradley-whitford-the-iconic-actor-and-activist-the-handmaids-tale-and-the-taliban-biden-and-hollywood-what-would-commander-lawrence-do-with-senators-sinema-and-manchin-general-mille\/\">Bradley Whitford<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/55-jeffrey-wright-westworld-and-covid19-fighting-the-virus-in-brooklyn-rallying-for-restaurants-ebola-in-sierra-leone-the-slave-behind-jack-daniels-whiskey-trump-vs-the-who-stupid-hits-south-d\/\">Jeffrey Wright<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/114-wes-chatham-how-the-expanse-in-2050-is-like-america-in-2021-one-of-the-greatest-denzel-stories-youll-ever-hear-drinking-vs-smoking-from-navy-petty-officer-third-class-to-hollywood-ba\/\">Wes Chatham<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/110-jon-bernthal-the-iconic-actor-gets-real-about-america-at-a-crossroads-defining-toughness-dc-statehood-and-insurrectionist-using-the-punisher-skull-the-walking-dead-george-floyd-fatherhood\/\">Jon Bernthal<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/128-disaster-in-afghanistan-jane-horton-how-do-families-of-fallen-troops-feel-the-gold-star-families-perspective-from-a-wife-who-lost-her-husband-there-what-happens-to-women-under-taliban-rule-s\/\">Jane Horton<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/independentamericans.us\/47-henry-rollins-the-age-of-eventuality-the-full-rollins-origin-story-trump-is-punk-rock-henry-breaks-down-the-candidates-and-and-and-bloombergs-big-surge-here-comes-nevada-rise-ab\/\">Henry Rollins<\/a>. You will be entertained. And inspired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s another conversation that keeps it real. The kind to help you stay vigilant. Because\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. Our host, national security and political analyst and Army veteran Paul Rieckhoff takes you behind the scenes for candid conversations with top leaders from all backgrounds. It\u2019s a bold and blunt perspective you won\u2019t find anywhere else on the media landscape.<\/p>\n<p>You can support the show and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/independentamericans\/posts\">join our dynamic community of listeners by joining the IA Patreon community<\/a>. You\u2019ll get access to events, guests, merch discounts, and exclusive content. And you\u2019ll help us keep speaking independent truth to power.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You can also WATCH the full conversation with Milo and Paul here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_24730\"  width=\"750\" height=\"421\"  data-origwidth=\"750\" data-origheight=\"421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3cudG4PGvVw?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Independent Americans<\/em> is powered by Righteous Media. On social media or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.independentamericans.us\">www.IndependentAmericans.us<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stay vigilant, America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milo Ventimiglia (@MiloVentimiglia) is an actor, director and producer. And one of the hottest stars in America. He\u2019s also a really nice, hard-working and fascinating guy. And a guy with very strong opinions about everything from Afghanistan, to Senator Joe Manchin\u2019s obstructionism, to a strike in Hollywood by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.righteous-media.com\/IndependentAmericans\/135-milo-ventimiglia-actor-and-activist-from-vietnam-to-afghanistan-to-this-is-us-a-whole-new-reason-senator-joe-manchin-sucks-hollywoods-biggest-union-strikes-the-fight-for-the-global\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">135. Milo Ventimiglia. Actor and Activist. From Vietnam to Afghanistan to This Is Us. A Whole New Reason Senator Joe Manchin Sucks. Hollywood\u2019s Biggest Union Strikes. The Fight for the Global War on Terror Memorial. 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