Bob Kerrey — American Politician born on August 27, 1943,

Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987 and as a United States Senator from Nebraska from 1989 to 2001. Before entering politics, he served in the Vietnam War as a United States Navy SEAL officer and was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in combat. During the same action for which he was awarded the MOH, he was also severely wounded, precluding further naval service... (wikipedia)

There is no force more liberating than the knowledge that you are fighting for others.
I value public service and I'm relatively good at organizing political causes.
The only medal that I am certain I deserved is the Purple Heart.
Like Jonah, the whale had swallowed me; unlike him, I believed I would spend eternity inside the belly of the beast.
When you're fighting for economic and social justice, you're always fighting for the minority.