His characters have superhuman talent and unbelievable luck, yet Matt Damon would rather be a schmo. The dude would probably turn down Chief Bikini Inspector...
The gift: After all three of his brothers have been killed, the U.S. government decides to throw the Ryan family a bone by getting their one remaining son out of WWII. The rejection: While Mr. Matt is given a free ticket out of hell, he decides to be a company man and sticks around long enough to see Tom Hanks take some shrapnel to the midsection.
