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U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1985-present. Because his father worked at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway, Kerry lived in the Norwegian capital a couple of years from the age of 13. To this day he still remembers some Norwegian. Born at Fitzsimmons Army Hospital where his father, Richard, a test pilot for the Army Air Corps, was undergoing treatment for tuberculosis. On 18 February 1966, despite his opposition to the Vietnam War, Kerry enlisted in the Navy. He was wounded during his first combat experience on 2 December 1968 and was awarded a Purple Heart. On 20 February 1969, he earned a second Purple Heart when his left thigh was hit with shrapnel. On 28 February 1969, his boat was hit by a B-40 rocket. He beached the boat, chased down the fleeing wounded Viet Cong who fired the rocket, killed him, and returned with the rocket and its launcher. He was awarded the Silver Star. On 13 March 1969, Kerry's boat detonated a mine and he was wounded. For that, and rescuing Army Green Beret James Rassmann in the same incident, he was awarded a third Purple Heart and the Bronze Star with Combat V. Became the presumptive Democratic Nominee for President in 2004 after defeating North Carolina Senator John Edwards, Vermont Governor Howard Dean and Wesley Clark. Interesting note: his initials are "JFK." Plays the guitar. He and his competition George W. Bush share an ancestor on Kerry's mother's side and Bush's father's side from the 1600s. Has his look-alike puppet in the French show "Les guignols de l'info" (1988). Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1983-1985). Lost to President George W. Bush by over 3.5 million votes on Nov. 2, 2004. Narrowly lost the state of Ohio by about 60,000 votes. Had he won Ohio, he would have won the presidency. Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in February 2003. Announced in January 2007 he would not be a candidate for president again in 2008, as previously speculated.