It is especially applied to those who served for an entire career, usually of 20 years or more, but may be applied for someone who has only served one tour of duty. A common misconception is that one had to have either been in combat and/or has retired from active duty to be called a military veteran.
Claim: Stephanie Courtney, the actress who plays the character of Flo in commercials for Progressive Insurance, is dead.
Alice Trivia. Actress Diane Ladd played the part of Flo in the movie. Then, in the middle of the fourth season, she joined the cast of Alice as the character Belle Dupree. That character replaced Flo when Polly Holliday left Alice to  spin-off  her own series, the  Flo TV Show . In the movie, the diner was named, Mel and Ruby's Diner.