Wasn’t he actually in the Military as a young man?
Yes he was part of the honor guard in Paris . . . . during Korean War.
Never got past PFC, and got out in 2, instead of the 4 he signed up for.
Yep. Background:
As a youth, Ted Kennedy was an average student but was admitted to Harvard University as a "legacy" because his older brothers and his father had previously graduated from the school. In his sophomore year, Kennedy was expelled for paying a friend to take a Spanish exam for him. He joined the Army in 1951 and returned to Harvard two years later. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in history and government.
Bottom line: Fat Teddy gets to be buried in Arlington because he cheated on a Spanish exam many years ago at Hahvard.