His whole family uses his political influence for financial gain and kicks back to him. . . . . . . . .
The kickbacks. Oh the kickbacks. Beau's must have been pretty small, as he spent his life in public service.
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Biden graduated from
Archmere Academy, his father's high school alma mater, and the
University of Pennsylvania in 1991,
[8] where he was a member of the
Psi Upsilon fraternity.
[9] He was also a graduate of
Syracuse University College of Law, as was his father. After graduating from law school, he
clerked for Judge
Steven McAuliffe of the United States District Court of New Hampshire.
[10] From 1995 to 2004, he worked at the
United States Department of Justice in Philadelphia, first as Counsel to the Office of Policy Development and later as a federal prosecutor in the
U.S. Attorney's Office.
[11][12]
Following the
Kosovo War (1999), Biden was in
Kosovo[a] and worked on behalf of the
OSCE to train judges and prosecutors for the local judicial system.
[13][14] In 2004, he became a partner in the law firm of Bifferato, Gentilotti, Biden & Balick, where he worked for two years before being elected
Attorney General of Delaware.
Biden joined the military in 2003 and attended
The JAG School at the
University of Virginia[18] as a member of the
Delaware Army National Guard. He attained the rank of
major in the
Judge Advocate General's Corps as part of the
261st Signal Brigade in
Smyrna, Delaware.
[19][20]
Biden's unit was activated to deploy to Iraq on October 3, 2008, and sent to
Fort Bliss, Texas, for pre-deployment training,
[21] the day after his father participated in the 2008 presidential campaign's only
vice presidential debate. His father was on the record as saying, "I don't want him going. But I tell you what, I don't want my grandson or my granddaughters going back in 15 years, and so how we leave makes a big difference."
[22]
Biden traveled to
Washington, D.C., from Iraq in January 2009 for the
presidential inauguration and his father's swearing-in as vice president,
[23] then returned to Iraq.
[24] Biden received a visit at
Camp Victory from his father on July 4, 2009.
[25]
Biden returned from Iraq in September 2009 after completing his yearlong stint on active duty.
[26] Biden had announced during his deployment that he would continue to actively serve as Delaware's Attorney General by working in conjunction with his office's senior staff in Delaware,
[27] although a member of his unit related Biden saying he had turned over most of his attorney general work to his deputy so as to focus on his duties in Iraq.
[28]
For his service in Iraq, Biden was awarded the
Bronze Star Medal.
[29] After Biden's death,
Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno delivered the eulogy at his funeral and presented a posthumous
Legion of Merit for his service in the Delaware National Guard, stating "Beau Biden possessed the traits I have witnessed in only the greatest leaders."
[30] He was also posthumously presented with the
Delaware Conspicuous Service Cross, which is "awarded for heroism, meritorious service and outstanding achievement".
[31]