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Sargent Shriver

Content Editor posted on January 20, 2011 14:29 Article Rating
Sargent Shriver - best known as the brother in law of the Kennedys and Maria Shriver's father- was also a Navy Veteran.  He served in World War II in the Pacific, another example of his belief in public service  "[O]f all of our ideals none surpasses the importance of service."  He was awarded a Purple Heart for shrapnel wounds at Guadalcanal.
R. Sargent Shriver, Jr., died after a long battle with Alzheimers. His life was full of battles and service, as an idealistic first director of the Peace Corps and as President Johnson's leader of the War on Poverty; as a fighter for integration; and a campaigner for the poor.  His ideas included Head Start, which still helps thousands of children living in poverty to get a start on their education and Legal Services, which gave the poor representation in court.  After his political career was over, he spent countless hours supporting his wife's great project - the Special Olympics.
 
He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994. 

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