While serving in Vietnam in the 1960s, this Republican senator from Nebraska received 2 Purple Hearts
He was a U.S. congressman from Wisconsin 
from 1953 to 1969 before serving as Secretary of Defense from 1969 to 1973 ... A 
recipient of the Purple Heart and several other decorations, Laird left the Navy in
... [DOC] [TLE] Bob Dole - Wikipedia [PAR] Bronze Star  Purple Heart (2).