He was a hard working farm kid who was making more money from his side business than many adults.
He received one of the most prestigious and challenging assignments a young young Naval officer could receive.
He's worked for peace and justice all over the world and has helped eradicate a disease (guinea worm) knocking it down from 2.5 millions cases to just 30 cases per year.
And the US news media acts like he doesn't exist.
Here he is in 2015 giving a talk about human rights for half the world's population.
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