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Chuck Norris joined the United States Air Force as an Air Policeman (AP) in 1958 and was sent to Osan Air Base, South Korea. It was there that Norris acquired the nickname Chuck and began his training in Tang Soo Do (tangsudo), an interest that led to black belts in that art and the founding of the Chun Kuk Do ("Universal Way") form. When he returned to the United States, he continued to serve as an AP at March Air Force Base in California. Norris was discharged in August 1962. This image provided by the US Marine Corps Wednesday Nov. 1, 2006 shows US Marines and sailors from the California-based Regimental Combat Team 7 meeting film action star Chuck Norris Oct. 31, 2006, at Al Asad air base in Iraqs Al Anbar Province. Part of a United Services Organizations (USO) tour, Norris and fellow action star Marshall Teague spent several days touring Iraq to meet US service members. RCT-7 is the U.S. military unit responsible for training Iraqi Security Forces and providing security in more than 30,000 square miles of territory in western Al Anbar an area which spans from the Syria/Jordan borders and East to the Euphrates River. (AP Photo/Staff Sgt. Jim Goodwin - US Marine Corps)
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