Lil Wayne: Military Seal of Approval

Lil Wayne's a modern day Bob Hope ... bringing his private jet to a screeching halt to rub elbows with U.S. Marines.

Wayne's plane was already on the tarmac at Indianapolis International Airport when he spotted a C-130 taxiing alongside of his jet. Wayne told the pilot to turn around and park the aircraft next to the military plane.

The rapper got out and greeted 30 Marines, and the respect he showed deeply moved some of them.