“Top Gun: Maverick” star Glen Powell will be in Knoxville for the prestigious Medal of Honor birthday party on Sept. 10.
The actor who played “Hangman” will earn the Bob Hope Entertainment Award, which honors other people in the entertainment industry who have provided remarkable service to the U. S. Army. Or whose paintings have shown positive depictions of the military in films or literature.
“I spent much of my career trying to tell the stories of our men and uniformed men with integrity and accuracy,” Powell said in a news release.
“The heroes I tried to imitate on screen have become my circle of relatives in genuine life. This award is for me the maximum special of my career since it is given to me through a network in which I have the greatest respect, admiration and gratitude. “
Previous winners of this award are Clint Eastwood, Tom Selleck and Mark Walberg. The award is through the Medal of Honor Celebration Committee.
Powell will then play the role of Navy hero and Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner in the war epic “Devotion. “Scheduled to premiere on November 23, it tells the story and sacrifices of the Navy’s two most outstanding fighter pilots in the Korean War: Hudner. and Jesse Brown.
And in addition to his role in “Top Gun: Maverick,” Powell played astronaut John Glenn in the Oscar-nominated “Hidden Figures. “
At the Patriot Awards gala on Sept. 10 in Knoxville, Powell will enter other winners announced in the past, Ambassador Nikki Haley, NBC News correspondent Courtney Kube and Dr. Timothy Miller. Actor Dennis Quaid was named the winner of this year’s Bob Hope Award. , but had a scheduling conflict.
This will be the time when the rite will take place in Knoxville after it was first held here in 2014. Actor and former Bob Hope Award winner Gary Sinise, known for his role as Lieutenant Dan in “Forrest Gump,” will be the master of Gala Ceremonies for the Patriot Awards.