Gerald L. Coffee (born 1935) in Modesto, California, is a former 2006 Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Hawaii. Coffee won the nomination, but suspended his campaign after heart surgery, and later formally withdrew. Coffee served in Vietnam where he was a POW for 7 years, much of it in the "Hanoi Hilton". His military decorations include the Silver Star, two awards of the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Bronze Star Medals, the Air Medal, … Wikipedia
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