
Newsweek
Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Tom Cruise was only acting when he played a decorated naval aviator in the Top Gun movies, but the star was actually given one of the highest honors a non-military person can be awarded from the U.S. Navy. Cruise, 62, who first portrayed Peter "Maverick" Mitchell in the Top Gun films, was recently presented the Distinguished Public Service Award by the Secretary of the Navy, Carlos Del Toro. The actor was honored for his "outstanding contributions" to the military during a...