Dolly Parton's nephew's past military service revealed

Dolly Parton's nephew, Bryan Seaver, who previously served as head of security for the country music icon's properties, has a military background that has recently come to light. Seaver served for two years in the Alabama National Guard as military police from June 1996 to July 1998. During his service, he was awarded the National Defense Service Medal and the Army Service Ribbon, leaving the Army as a private first class without any deployments.

This revelation follows a legal battle where Dolly Parton's manager, Danny Nozell, obtained a temporary restraining order against Seaver. Nozell alleged that Seaver was using his claimed military-contractor experience and capacity for violence to extort him. Seaver, however, has refuted these claims, stating that the messages cited were part of private conversations and not actual threats. He explained that these were expressions of 'rage talk' between friends who were grieving.