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This halo effect of the war benefited the successful political campaigns of John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy Carter. However, after the 1988 presidential election, the shine had dulled on military-veteran politicians, and through 2012, "the candidate with the better military record lost." [2]
Coordinates: 38.7736°N 90.2307°W. The Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC-MPR) is a branch of the National Personnel Records Center and is the repository of over 56 million military personnel records and medical records pertaining to retired, discharged, and deceased veterans of the U.S. armed forces. Its facility is located at 1 Archives ...
The service numbers 501 to 999 were reserved for officers who were then serving on active duty in 1920. The first thirty service numbers (501 – 531) were issued but never recorded. It is possible that these were retroactive but the Navy did not keep records of which officers held these numbers. The first service number of file was #532 which ...
A service record is a collection of either electronic or printed material which provides a documentary history of a person's activities and accomplishments while serving as a member of a given organization. Service records are most often associated with the military, but are commonly found in other groups, such as large corporations or for use ...
Walter Edward "Ted" Carter Jr. (born 4 November 1959) is an American academic administrator and retired United States Navy vice admiral. He has been serving as the 17th and current president of The Ohio State University since January 2024. [1] Carter previously served as the 8th president of the University of Nebraska system from 2020 to 2023 ...
Controversy over George W. Bush's military service in the Air National Guard was an issue that first gained widespread public attention during the 2004 presidential campaign. The controversy centered on Bush's service in the Texas Air National Guard, why he lost his flight status, and whether he fulfilled the requirements of his military ...
There have been 13 presidents who held general officer rank (four regular officers, six militia officers, three volunteers). Four presidents received military awards for heroism; Theodore Roosevelt (posthumous Medal of Honor), John F. Kennedy (Navy and Marine Corps Medal), Lyndon B. Johnson (Silver Star), and George H. W. Bush (Distinguished ...
United States. Branch/service. United States Navy. Years of service. 1964–1969. Rank. Lieutenant commander. John Howard Dalton (born December 13, 1941) is an American politician and investor. Dalton was Secretary of the Navy from July 22, 1993, to November 16, 1998.