Wiki says "He fought in the Korean War and earned the American Spirit Honor Medal."
No it doesn't... It says:
...He left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines during the Korean War. There he earned the American Spirit Honor Medal....
The Medal is awarded to fewer than 1 in 10,000 or so recruits.... according to his Rep. web site.
...He learned about military service from the bottom up, beginning as a raw recruit when he left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines out of a growing sense of obligation to his country during the Korean War. There he earned the American Spirit Honor Medal, awarded to fewer than one in 10,000 recruits. ......