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Republican Accountability Project founder Sarah Longwell

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The Revisionist History of John F. Kennedy

80 years ago, a young lieutenant named John F. Kennedy was stationed in the Solomon Islands when his World War II patrol boat was sunk by a Japanese destroyer. To find food, JFK swam to surrounding islands before two allied islanders scouts came to their rescue. His actions earned him a navy and Marine Corps medal and a purple heart. He's the only president who have received that medal.

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