Tim Walz is the best - one sentence says it all.

[DinahMoeHum]

21. In real life, too.(Don Adams)

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0010915/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm

He joined the U.S. Marines in the early days of World War II. He saw combat in the invasion of Guadalcanal and was the only survivor of his platoon. He contracted blackwater fever and nearly died, remaining hospitalized for more than a year. After his recovery he served as a drill instructor.