 He converted tractors into heavy armored obstacle-removing dozers for the beach and received a Bronze Star for that. And through the years, I had great respect for the military for the fact that my mother got me involved. When I was very, very little, I saw her sending things off to the troops in Vietnam, and I wanted to participate, but I was little. And at the time, I was a SAG actress. I was doing TV commercial work just because I enjoyed it. My mom wasn't a stage mom at all.