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He founded one of America's iconic companies: FedEx. He's also a kind of Forrest Gump figure of American politics--wounded in Vietnam after spending his college years as a pal of both George W. Bush and John Kerry. A voracious reader, he's a businessman who can roam effortlessly over subjects ranging from history to technology.
While attending Yale in the mid 1960s, Fred Smith wrote a paper on the computerized era's need for reliable overnight delivery. He received a C grade, but the idea remained with him. He went on to serve for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, including two tours in Vietnam, where he earned a Purple Heart. After leaving the Marines in 1970 ...
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