Oliver North

In 1967, he married Betsy Stuart, with whom he fathered four children.

Even though he was raised a Catholic, he has attended Anglican services along with his family.

In 1990, he founded the 'Freedom Alliance', which was an organisation that was dedicated to 'Honoring and Supporting America's Military Heroes.'

He was born as Oliver Laurence North on October 7, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, to Oliver Clay North, a US Army major and Ann Theresa. He was raised in the neighbourhood of Philmont, New York.

In 1961, he graduated from the Ockawamick High School. He later went on to attend the State University of New York at Brockport, New York, for two years.

He attended the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class for a summer. This was held at the Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. In 1963, he was appointed in the United States Naval Academy.

In 1981, he graduated from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, where he had taken a 'Command and Staff Course'.

In 1968, he was appointed as a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps. During the Vietnam War, he was posted as a platoon commander.

He became an instructor in Quantico, Virginia, at the United States Marine Corpse’s, The Basic School, which was training school that intended to teach the various prerequisites needed to become an Officer of Marines.

In 1970, he went to South Vietnam as one of the witnesses of the trial of Corporal Randy Herrod. Herrod, a U.S Marine, previously under his commandment, was accused of mass killing of Vietnamese citizens.

In 1971, he received promotion as Captain and started serving as the commanding officer of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Northern Training Area in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

After duty in Japan, he was commissioned to work at the Marine Corps Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, for the next four years. Subsequently, after being promoted as a major, he served as an operations officer in the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment.

He was awarded two Purple Heart medals, a Silver Star and a Bronze Star Medal for his service during the Vietnam War.

He is a recipient of the 'Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal', 'National Defense Service Medal', 'Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation' and 'Meritorious Service Medal'.