John Kelly
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Defence Personnel
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11 May 1950
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Net Worth
$4 million
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Height
in centimeters- 191 cm in meters- 1.91 m in Feet Inches- 6’ 3”
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Age
67
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Nation
American
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Basic Information
Date of Birth: 11 May 1950
Zodiac Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S
Family & Relationships
Marital Status: Married
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Children: Sons- Robert Kelly (killed in 2010), John Kelly Jr. ( a Marine Corps Major) Daughter- Kathleen Kelly (worked for the American Red Cross at Walter Reed)
Education
Schools: Not Known
Colleges: University of Massachusetts, Boston Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. National Defense University, Washington, D.C
Education: B.A. from University of Massachusetts, Boston M.A. from Georgetown University M.S. from National Defense University
Lifestyle
Religion: Roman Catholic
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Some Lesser Known Facts About John Kelly
- Does John Kelly smoke?: Not Known
- Does John Kelly drink alcohol?: Not Known
- He was born in an Irish Catholic Family in Boston, Massachusetts.
- His father was a postal worker in Brighton.
- Before reaching the age of 16, John hitchhiked to Washington State and rode the trains back. He also rode a freight-hop from Seattle to Chicago.
- He also served in the United States Merchant Marine for one year where his first overseas tour was taking 10,000 tons of beer to Vietnam.
- In 1970, Kelly was enlisted in the Marines after his mother told him that his draft number was coming up.
- In 1972, he was discharged from active duty as a sergeant.
- In October 1976, he married Karen Hernest and both have 3 children. However, they lost their son, Robert, in a tragedy in 2010, who was killed in action while stepping on a landmine leading a platoon of Marines on a patrol in Sangin, Afghanistan.
- On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump appointed John F Kelly Secretary of Homeland Security. He served there for 6 months only, which is the shortest term in the office’s history.
- On 31 July 2017, Donald Trump appointed him White House Chief of Staff replacing Reince Priebus.
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