He was an Irish Catholic, First Catholic elected president. Fought a lot of bigotry during his time trying to become president. He actually stood up to the Russians. But he JFK was a war hero, a decorated war hero. He's the only United States president to ever have received the Purple Heart. He also received the Medal of Valor from the Navy and the Marine Corps, because During World War II, he was commanding a PT boat, PT109. (00:41–01:06)
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Asserts that JFK is the only U.S. president to have received the Purple Heart.
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