John Kerry's Alabama Roots

[Syrinx]

His parent's were married in Montgomery. I think his sister was born there too. I just thought it was interesting.

Richard John Kerry, John's father, graduated from Yale University in 1937. He received a degree from Harvard Law School in 1940, and then joined the U.S. Army Air Corps. In his adult career, he worked for the Foreign Service and served as an attorney for the Bureau of United Nations Affairs in the U.S. Department of State. In 1937, he met Rosemary Forbes, a member of the wealthy Forbes family. One of eleven children, she studied to be a nurse, and served in the Red Cross in Paris during World War II (she also was a Girl Scout leader for 50 years). Rosemanry would stand to inherit approximately $20 million to $40 million from her father and the Forbes family (adjusted for inflation). The couple married in Montgomery, Alabama in January 1941.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Kerry

[lachattefolle]

1. Bush has Bama roots too. He got all boozed and coked up

in that state, didn't he? While he was supposed to be protecting Houston from the VC...or something.

[KelleyKramer]

2. Will Pitts dad is head of Ala Dem party

Since Will is so big on DU, thought you might find that interesting (Pitt lives in Boston).

But of course, the longtime announcer for the Crimson Tide football radio program is from New York... and the famous 'voice of the NY Yankees' baseball radio announcer is from Alabama..

Go figure.

[BamaLefty]

3. Awesome!

Nice facts there... AL for Kerry/Edwards in 2004!