He had been classified 4F, or unfit for military service, largely because of an allergy to bee stings, when he tried to join the Army in 1969. He said he had persuaded the examining doctor to let him enlist.

He had been classified 4F, or unfit for military service, largely because of an allergy to bee stings, when he tried to join the Army in 1969. He said he had persuaded the examining doctor to let him enlist.