Chafee, John H. (039083): Difference between revisions
Enrich from Wikipedia: John Chafee |
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|death_place=Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | |death_place=Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. | ||
|education=Yale University (BA); Harvard University (LLB) | |education=Yale University (BA); Harvard University (LLB) | ||
|awards=Presidential Medal of Freedom | |awards=Presidential Medal of Freedom; Combat Action Ribbon; Navy and Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation; American Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Korean Service Medal; Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation; United Nations Korea Medal; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Audubon Medal (National Audubon Society); A bronze statue of Chafee was erected in Colt State Park, overlooking Narragansett Bay, in 2003 | ||
|alias=John Lester Hubbard Chafee | |alias=John Lester Hubbard Chafee | ||
|branch=United States Marine Corps | |branch=United States Marine Corps | ||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, passed on November 23, 1999, after his death, is known as the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. The programs are administered at the state level by Social Service Agencies. One such program, in example, is the North Carolina Links program | The Foster Care Independence Act of 1999, passed on November 23, 1999, after his death, is known as the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program. The programs are administered at the state level by Social Service Agencies. One such program, in example, is the North Carolina Links program | ||