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Thomas Anthony Dooley III- (1.17.27  to 1.18.61) Thomas A Dooley

Tom Dooley (his father was called Thomas)  was a  Naval doctor,  a humanitarian and an author.  He was also suspected of being a CIA agent, accused of being homosexual and given the Congressional Gold Medal posthumously by JFK.  In the 1970’s was a press for his canonization. That  never happened.

Many believe that his efforts in the Vietnam and Laos in part inspired the idea of the Peace Corp. We many never know but JFK did mention his work at the launch of the Peace Corp.

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