If not for a high draft number,
Joe Mantegna might have chosen a career in the military instead of a forty-year career in entertainment. On
Criminal Minds,
Mantegna portrays
David Rossi, an ex-FBI agent who was also once a
Marine veteran of the
Vietnam War. This aspect of his character is especially important to
Mantegna, who comes from a military family and is very passionate about military and veterans' issues.
In the video above,
Mantegna talks about his experiences with the military and why veterans mean so much to him. He and freelance writer
Danny Ramm also talk about how and why they decided to highlight the plight of...
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