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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:City_Colleges_of_Chicago
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Purple_Heart
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1944-03-27
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
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gptkbp:children
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one son
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gptkbp:deathDate
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2002-08-15
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Jesse Brown
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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Corporal
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gptkbp:militaryService
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1963–1967
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gptkbp:notableFor
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advocacy for disabled veterans
first African American Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:naval_officer
politician
veterans' advocate
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:United_States_Secretary_of_Veterans_Affairs
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Edward_J._Derwinski
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gptkbp:president
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gptkb:Bill_Clinton
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Xan_Brown
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Hershel_W._Gober
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1997-07-01
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gptkbp:termStart
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1993-01-22
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gptkbp:woundedInAction
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ryerson_University
gptkb:Roosevelt_University
gptkb:Professional_Rodeo_Cowboys_Association_(PRCA)
gptkb:The_Five_Blind_Boys_of_Mississippi
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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