A single act of heroism by Oliver Sipple, a gay Vietnam veteran who thwarted an assassination attempt on President Gerald Ford, catapulted him into national fame—only for that fame to destroy his life when journalists outed him against his wishes, fracturing his family and leaving him iso
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