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Former U.S. Senator and World War II veteran Bob Dole has died.

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His roots were planted in Kansas, and he was attending the University of Kansas when World War II broke out.

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He joined the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps in 1942 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant assigned to the 10th Mountain Division in 1944.

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While in combat near Castel d’Aiano in the Apennine Mountains of Italy, Dole was wounded by German machine-gun fire.

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He was hit in the upper back and right arm and fought through a long recovery.

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His injuries left him with limited mobility in his right arm and numbness in his left arm.

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Dole received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star for his World War II service.

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In his own words, he wrote that he and his fellow World War II veterans were not unique in their service to the nation.

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Bob Dole spent almost 40 years in politics after his military service

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Serving as a representative and senator for his home state of Kansas. He received the Republican vice presidential nomination in 1976

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and a presidential nomination in 1996.

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Dole served as a national chairman for the World War II Memorial and was an advocate for veterans and people with disabilities.

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In May 2019, he received an honorary promotion to Army colonel in a ceremony held at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C.