Gay Hero Oliver Sipple Saves President Ford's Life

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Uploaded by on Mar 17, 2009

Oliver "Billy" Sipple was a former Marine and Vietnam veteran. He was also gay. His saving President Ford's life resulted in a thank you letter and estrangement from his family when they learned he was gay from newspapers.

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  • She was finally paroled 3 years ago after 32 years in prison. Now says she realizes it was wrong. You can find post-parole interviews with her on YouTube.

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  • Only a gay man would yell, "The bitch has got a gun!"

  • "THE BITCH HAS GOT A GUN" Man he made my day.

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  • Sipple hadn't sought the fame; even asked police not to release his name; then grew bitter at what fame cost him. "My brother always felt [Ford] could have at least shook his hand or at least stood up someplace and had him appear with him and congratulate him." He lost a suit against the media, drank more & more, his weight ballooning to 300 lbs., & died alone of pneumonia in a cheap Tenderloin apartment, his body discovered several days later. He was 47. - via Michael Bedwell

  • What became of this woman?

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