Promise Kept! Mila Kunis Attends Marine Corps Ball

Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:01am by Scott Baker
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Photo by Cpl. Johnny Merkley

A Hollywood actress made good on her promise to attend the Marine Corps Ball.

Mila Kunis joined the 3rd Battalion 2nd Marines to celebrate the 236th birthday of the Marine Corps. The ball began with a ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Greenville Convention Center.

Kunis arrived at the Pitt-Greenville Airport about 2:30 p.m. Friday and was taken straight to the convention center. She was captured on camera by veteran WNCT television videographer Kenneth Roundtree.

Publics affairs officer Capt. Scott Sasser said that Sgt. Scott Moore and Kunis both were “enjoying the night” as was the rest of the unit.

Photo by Cpl. Johnny Merkley

The celebrity date has brought a lot of attention to the ball, but the focus has not turned away from the importance of celebrating fallen troops and sacrifices that the unit has made, Sasser said.

“The Marines and sailors know what the night is about,” he said. “That’s been the focus the whole time.”

The unit was deployed to Afghanistan for seven months and lost seven troops during that time.

Cpl. William Steffy said he was excited to celebrate the Marine Corps’ birthday and for Kunis to have the opportunity to go to the ball.

“It’s good that she got to come on a date with a Marine,” he said.

Fox News:

Kunis, 28, was reportedly whisked straight from the airport to the convention center to meet her date, Sgt. Scott Moore, who just recently returned from seven months of heavy fighting in the Musa Qala and Now Zad districts in Afghanistan. The couple was said to be very much enjoying the evening.

If you haven’t seen it, here is the original YouTube video inviting Kunis to the ball:

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Comments (190)

Moozmom
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:03am
Forgive me, I’m an old woman. She reminds me of Audrey Hepburn in the 1950′s. Would love to see a picture of her dress.
Okay, I’m not that shallow; I’ve had family members killed in wars and I honor their sacrifice.
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- teddrunk
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:02am
  I was thinking the same thing. She reminds me of Hepburn in appearance too. Anyway, this was a classy thing to do for that Marine.
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- AzDebi
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:35am
  Hey Moozmom…funny, I thought the same thing…she’s about 15 pounds heavier though! Beautiful! He was ultra handsome as well! Special!
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- robert
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:40am
  Good for this celebrity. And good for the fact that she is displaying a non-Hollywood attitude of hating America and the people who founded and built it.
  
  I’d like to see more of them express patrioism. Pro military events like these has got to rub off on them a bit.
  
  Contrast this with Jane Fonda.
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- Devil Dog 7175
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:56am
  Semper Fi Mila! Classy young lady.
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- Mil-Dot
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:24am
  Sorry, I don’t give a crap about Audry Hepburn. To Devil Dog and others, if you remember correctly, she originally intended to turn the guy down. Then her goofy boy pal Dustin Timberlake talked her into it. She said to him, and this is a quote, “I’ll do it for youuuuuuuuu” ( bat eyelashes). She does not have class. She did it because she was talking a beating on the web. She did it for the publicity.
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- UrsaMajor
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:29am
  I just had the image of Audrey Hepburn doing voice-over work for the character of Meg on “Family Guy” and I can’t stop chuckling.
  
  Bravo, Ms. Kunis! You are a rare class act in the classless pit of Hollywood!
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- V-Forge
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:24am
  Well of course she was going to turn him down initially. He’s a complete stranger. You don’t take requests like that right off the bat. You might end up like those guys that went out to the job interview and got shot. Stuff happens and it’s smart to think things through first. An argument against her could be made about turning down any of her millions, YES MILLIONS of “Fans” So she didn’t just jump on the chance to go out of her way with some stranger who might be some crazy stalker for all she knew. Don’t be silly.
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- your sensei
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:28am
  Audrey Hepburn was a red sympathizer. The great Joe McCarthy had files a foot thick on her leftist leanings. Breakfast at Tiffany’s? No way, that’s reserved for Calista and Newt. More like My Fair Commie.
  
  Audrey was set to star in My Mao My Mentor before she died. Seems all her famine relief work in Turkey and Somalia and Bangladesh, along with the time she spent living in Central America trying to create equality of opportunity for the poor led her to a single over-riding belief . . . ” there is only one man-made solution – peace.”
  
  What kind of lunacy is that?
  
  But hey, Mila? You bet. Any day.
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- Unix
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:09pm
  Semper Fi – ooora! A classy lady, attending a classy event! I salute our fighters for their bravery and sacrifice.
  
  Join Oathkeepers.
  
  Viva TEA
  God Bless America
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- Girard1974
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:25pm
  Audrey Hepburn? No, Hepburn was beautiful; Kunis is a few notches above cute. But that’s only a comparison of their physical appearances. Hepburn’s character far exceeds anything Kunis has exhibited so far. Hollywood has become a rotting cesspool since the days of Audrey Hepburn, so what she did here was a very nice thing to do. I only hope that Mila can rise above that waste and become half the woman Audrey was. Only time will tell.
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- BetterInformed
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:17pm
  Mil-ditz ,dote,dot whatever. Mean, angry and in need of attention. But I’ll bet you can do better. Give it a try, throw some real nastiness at us, I am sure you can dredge up some real hate.
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- pavepaws
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:16pm
  Three Hollywood types with some class. Refreshing.
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- sreksuhn
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:59pm
  For all I know she may already have been a patriotic person. But if not, I hope that she learned something that night. And I hope she remembers it for the rest of her life.
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- lillymckim
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:15pm
  Classy, classy lady and true to her word!
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- Bekrhed
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:27pm
  Ooops, she’s a staunch Obama supporter.
  http://zapaktalk.com/2011/09/mila-kunis-urges-young-people-to-take-interest-in-politics/
  
  Let the demonizing begin….
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- Bekrhed
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:32pm
  Oh, and Justin Timberlake also supports the President.
  
  Let the spinning begin….
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- lukerw
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:54pm
  Star Dust… blocks vision!
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- navypop
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:16pm
  good to see hollywood join in. she is a nice person. and he is a Marine ..the best complament he can recieve.
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- BBomber66
  Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:04am
  Just proves that class and style never pass from fashion. Thanks to our Marine and his guest.
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- dragonfire420
  Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:15am
  @moozmom…
  I am no kid either..I think she is prettier myself…lets hope she ages as gracefully as Ms Hepburn lol
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- BuzzardSays
  Posted on November 21, 2011 at 5:47pm
  This is for BEKRHED,
  Putz! Get that Natzi s.h.i.t. off your sprite. My Uncles killed your Nazi Swastika wearing pals during WW2 and your an a.s.s. for thinking you got anything worth saying while using that sprite. Putz!
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- Secret Squirrel
  Posted on November 22, 2011 at 10:24am
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  Mila, you rock!
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Walter P
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:56am
I’d like to thank both Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake who both attended the Marine Corp ball. Hopefully both of these actors attended out of respect for the military and not for publicity. God bless the United States military members and their families. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice to this great nation.
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- Baddoggy
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:44am
  With you 1000% there. Hoorah!
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- ramburner
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:08am
  I am glad to see her hand over her heart in salute to the Flag and her country. She is showing the respect that too many have no idea is due to either the military or the country, much less the flag. Good for her, and I hope this guy enjoys his time with her. Thank you, Scott Moore, for your service. The same to all of the people who have served in recent wars. We owe our freedom to you. I don’t think Obama has any concept of just how important you and the rest of our military are to our nation. May God Bless you.
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- badswing
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:10am
  look up timberlake’s reaction to the event he attended. you will be impressed.
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- MidWestMom
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:24am
  Walter, from this military mom to you….Thank You. And thank all who support not only my soldiers but each & every other soldier. And most importantly, I thank our armed forces. They keep each of us and our country safe. They exemplify honor, respect, responsibility and courage.
  
  Also please remember their families. They deserve a thank you too.
  
  We send them off with a smiles on our faces and pride in our hearts
  We tell them we love them and not to worry about us
  We go on with our lives as best as we can but live every minute with fear gnawing our guts
  We think of them hourly and know it will be months until we see them again
  We hear of battles and terror attacks and we wait to find out if they’re still alive
  But the hardest of all is hearing others condemn them and knowing our soldier gaurds their freedom to say it
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- Bamba123
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:26am
  Well said, they are both definitly class acts. Kunis deserves a special thanks as she is what made America great, an immigrant. “Mila” Markovna Kunis was born in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, USSR (now independent Ukraine). Her being there is a testament to the greatness of this country. She has been a favorite for a while. Now she joins my short list of favorite Hollywood actresses. God Bless you Mila and thanks for supporting the men and women who give us our freedom. Go out and rent or buy “Friends with Benefits” and support them as they support the Marines. One last thought, to every serviceperson Marine or not. Thank you for your service and God Bless you.
  
  Hire a Vet
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- Lesterp
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:57am
  They have both done a great deed for these fine men and women. I will never look at Mila and Justin the same again!
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- shirleyandpearl
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:07pm
  yes, i agree! I hope that they attended solely for respect for the Marine Corps and not for publicity, which they obviously got anyhow. I hope that they are also considering leading the way for other Hollywood celebs to question liberalism and its devastating consequences.
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- Bekrhed
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:39pm
  Oh, and Timberlake is a supporter of the President as well…
  
  hahaha, let the back-pedaling begin.
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- pamela kay
  Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:15am
  Simply said, I agree that they showed a loyalty for our troops, it is a shame that they are both Obama supporters, but at least they were decent enough to respect our militery men and women. God Bless our military, past and present.
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momsense
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:48am
Sometimes you have to come from outside this country to truly see and understand it’s greatness. With Obozo as president, I don‘t think you’ll see much of it from inside.
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hitofly
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:44am
Mixed emotions about this. Happy for the Marine but suspect its all about PR for her.

These Hollywood types hate the military unless they are cleaning streets in some sort of social work.
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- scaldisnoel
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:03am
  Do you have any evidence of her hating the military or using this for PR? If nothing else, she accepted the invitation and a Marine got his wish. As a result she probably has a greater respect for our military now than she did before. That’s certainly a good result, even if her motives were selfish, which I don’t believe they were. Kudos to her.
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- scaldisnoel
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:20am
  Not that Wikipedia is always right, but you may want to read the Wikipedia entry for her. You might change your mind about her. Being born in the Soviet Union and emigrating to the U.S. with her family as a child probably gives her a pretty good perspective on freedom. It also appears that she is not in any way a publicity hound.
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- loriann12
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:22am
  I suspect there are some conservative Hollywood types, but they’re afraid to “come out” as it would mean the end of their careers. Unless you’ve already made it big, you have to hide conserativeness.
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- Baddoggy
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:47am
  That is a really hard charge to lay at someone’s feet. I don’t think it would help ANY celebrity to support our troops. It actually would probably harm their future earnings as Hollywierd is full of liberal idiots that hand out the jobs.
  
  You might want to think before you speak…
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- proantisocialist
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:37am
  you should do some reasearch before you speek,she hates communism and says so with no if‘and but’s and she sees this country with obummer heading that way…..
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- Virgil_Lance
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:58am
  I don’t believe that she did it for PR.; but, even if she did – I don’t care, it was a great thing for her to do. God bless Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake, God bless our military and God bless the USA.
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- treehood
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:26am
  I don’t think this was a publicity stunt at all. I have searched the internet after the 10th and could not find a story confirming that she had attended the ball, only previous stories that she accepted the invitation. I did find stories that Timberlake had attended. I then made an assumption that she perhaps had not attended for some reason. This is the first confirmation I have read. If it was for publicity, those stories would have been out there long ago and unavoidable. I have to say, based on this information, I like her and her style. She must be a classy dame.
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- your sensei
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:02am
  Can’t decide whether to keep your generalizations in your pocket, eh? Every OWS poops on the street, so why can’t every Hollywood actress be noble? I think this requires more research. I know, I’ll ask my priest when I attend mass this morning, that is unless he’s busy slurping itty boy prong. They all do, you know.
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right
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:44am
Great story.
Honorable Lady. Brave Marine.
Sounds like a movie.
Thank you Ms. Kunis, you’re one classy lady.
And thanks to all our service people, and God Bless you. I sleep well at night know you are protecting the USA.
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- What_Did_I_Miss
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:13pm
  As a Ukrainian immigrant, maybe Kunis has a bit more understanding of how good we have it here.
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oldsoldier10
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:34am
Street Cred for Mila Kunis is 100% higher now! Can only say bravo for a promis kept, good thigs happen to good people, watch as the Marine Corps now supports Mila Kunis in her every endeavor.
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- shazam3
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:24am
  You bet….she deserves plenty…..and so do our troops….trust me, The Marines will never forget..
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SolaScriptura
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:14am
I can’t keep up with all the new stars. They are more like comets these days.
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Fight for America82
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:12am
This story honestly brought tears to my eyes. It’s amazing to see that there are still good people out there, especially in the celebrity world. She’s an amazing person and deserves a million thanks for doing what she did, along with the marines and all the troops that fight for our freedom and our country day in and day out. Thank you to Mila and the troops. God Bless!!
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19random35
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:28am
If you look at all the great war movies over the decades, they almost always are about making the individual soldier’s story personal and human, and about the conflicts that generals and the troops face. It’s one thing for Hollywood at times to be critical of certain government actions, but I’ve never seen a Hollywood movie that disparaged troops, and I’ve seen just about every one ever made.
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- 13th Imam
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:47am
  If you look at the Progressive Puke Actors that played parts in movies, you would see and hear just the opposite of what the movies portray. Money drives these people , not patriotism, MONEY.
  This young lady gets it right.
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AmeriCat
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:58am
Wow! That photograph of Sgt. Scott Moor and Mila Kunis is iconic!

Mila Kunis shows her respect for our Marines and our country, proudly and openly.
Warms our hearts to see true and timeless beauty…

Thank you, Sgt. Scott Moor, courageous warrior, Marine….
not only for your service,
but also for giving We The People a glimpse into The Marine Ball
and the joy of seeing others honoring….you.
God bless….
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- Bill Burns
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:27am
  W0Wsers! – I have suddenly become a BIG Mila Kunis fan.
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pazzo242
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:13am
Ms Kunis–you are truly a class act.
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- skiziks20453
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:52am
  a class act.. maybe not 100% of hollywood is in the devils pocket..
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CHICAGOTHUGBUCKET
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:07am
Rock On! Da Bo da Yahs!
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coindexter
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:39am
this is what we as a nation should expect…and not be surprised to see the support for the people who wear the uniform. many thanks to all and ms. kunis for taking part in the event.
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Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:31am
Semper Fi.
God Bless the Marine Corp.
God Bless the Troops.
God Bless the USA.
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- SolaScriptura
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:16am
  Don’t forget the Squids and Anchor Clankers. Go Navy.
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chamo99
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:22am
Absolutely love love love this! What an amazing lady Mila is and God bless our Marines!
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NoLongerNonPlussed
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:04am
God Bless the men & women of the USMC, (Semper Fi) … as well as all the rest of the armed service’s members. Thank you all for your service and sacrifice.
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TEA
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disgustedAmerican
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:57am
The bad thing, and I hope it doesn’t happen, is she will probably be shunned from the acting political world because of her standing up and fulfilling a promise. She will probably be vilified by the actor’s guild and not get any roles for supporting the right. Thank you, Mila, for not giving in to the hollywood politics, :)
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- dissentnow
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:22am
  She supported the troops, not “the right”.
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- disgustedAmerican
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:06pm
  if you haven’t noticed, anything supporting our troops and our country is “the right”. That is what the left doesn’t understand
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- dissentnow
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:04pm
  Keep telling yourself that, pal.
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disgustedAmerican
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:49am
What is great about her is that she was not born here and still understands the true sacrifice that our beloved soldiers endure to give us our “rights”. I’ve admired her since she was originally cast in “That 70′s Show” and now have 110% more respect for her. Mila is a true patriot of freedom because she remembers what her parents instilled her about what socialism and communism brings about. We need more people and celebrities to be more like her. Salute to our soldiers and civilian soldiers alike :)
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- Bible Quotin' Science Fearin' Conservative American
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:54am
  All this praise for her now but the second she says something that is remotely unfanatical you’ll all turn on her like you do everyone else.
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- ugottabekidding
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:59am
  And man is she HOT ;~)
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BowHuntingTexas
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:44am
Man. That’s cool. Nice lady.
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- SomeRandomPerson
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:47am
  Lucky b*stard!!! At least there’s one decent actress in Hollywood.
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SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:37am
My respect for that women has just increased greatly. Can you remember the Vietnam era this country lived through? If so, then you know that no celebrity of that time period would have been caught dead at the Marine Ball.

Maybe, just maybe there is some hope for this country after all.
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BonnieBlueFlag
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:29am
Classy move. Rare in Hollywood. A+
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floridacockleburr
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:23am
c’mon Mila, don’t talk about me like that. That soldier don’t want to hear that.
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- Al J Zira
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:31am
  You’re a sick man that beat me to the punch.
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lylejk
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:20am
Already commented on this at Yahoo news. I say fantastic. She and JT are true patriots for doing this. Few actors/actresses are now a days. Glad to see a few young ones be stand up guys for a change. Kudos to you both. :)
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Liberty1791
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:14am
Great Story! God Bless the USA and our Marines. HOOOOOOOOOORRRRAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
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- RUGER MINI 30
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:20am
  Atta girl!
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kadydid
Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:08am
Very cool.
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- AmeriCat
  Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:11am
  I can look at that photograph of Sgt. Scott Moor and Mila Kunis over and over.
  It says soooo much.
  
  Sgt. Moor, Marine, in full dress uniform with all his medals;
  Both at attention, with the expression on their faces….intense and each very different;
  And…Mila with her hand over her heart….
  
  Cpl. Johnny Merkley’s photograph is a portrait embracing both the Marines and We The People.
  Thank you….
  
  …TEA
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