Bob Ford
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | Veterans Advocate |
| Location | Marysville, PA, United States |
| Introduction | Bob Ford, a proud Penn State University graduate, has spent his life trying to make a difference where he could. He was a Marine infantryman, serving as clerk, radio operator and machine gunner. While a student under the GI Bill, he started a volunteer counseling program, by veterans for veterans, to help other veterans get into college. In 1971, Ford was appointed by President Nixon to replace Brigadier General Henry Gross as Pennsylvania State Director of the Selective Service System, becoming, at age 31, the youngest Draft Director in the history of the United States, where he supervised the second largest operation in the Selective Service System. War Against the US Navy was his first e-book project, followed by The Freeh Distort. The former was written in the hope of convincing the President of the United States to restore equality and benefits to those sailors and Marines who served their nation honorably in the Vietnam War. The latter was written to reclaim the reputation of Penn State and Joe Paterno. |