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To: rktman
I didn't quite believe it either, so I just did a quick online search and found these from their respective biographies on history.com:

Ted: "During his freshman year, he was expelled after a classmate took a Spanish exam in his place. Kennedy then enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving from 1951 to 1953 ..."

Bobby: "During World War II (1939-1945), Kennedy served in the U.S. Navy. In 1946 he was an apprentice seaman on the shakedown cruise of a naval destroyer named for his eldest brother, Joseph Kennedy Jr. ..."

59 posted on 12/23/2017 3:02:16 PM PST by RightField
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To: RightField

When Teddy was expelled from Harvard for cheating he was so afraid of his father Joe that he signed up for a 6 year hitch in the Army. When they old man found out he used his influence to get it changed to a 2 year term and was assigned to the US Embassy in London. He does not deserve to be in Arlington.


60 posted on 12/23/2017 3:26:54 PM PST by lonerepubinma
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To: RightField

Thanks for the look up.


62 posted on 12/23/2017 4:41:54 PM PST by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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