Liberals Other War Hero..
After his expulsion from Harvard, Teddy returned to Hyannis Port where he would sit brooding, sometimes for hours. - Finally, he enlisted in the Army. - Not surprisingly, he did not bother to read the enlistment papers and signed up for four years instead of two. - Ted's father, the US Ambassador to England, was horrofied at the thought of his youngest son spending four years in the service, with a good chance of being sent into combat in Korea. - "Don't you ever look at what you're signing?" he shouted. - With one phone call Joe contacted a friend who managed to get hold of Teddy's enlistment papers. - Ted's enlistment period was shortened to two years, a maneuver that was nearly impossible for the average enlistee. - Furthermore, Ted would do his service in Europe, not Korea. - Teddy never rose above the rank of private, and was discharged in 1952. - He returned to Harvard in the fall of 1953, as did his test-taking friend, and they graduated together. |
