And on-topic I should mention that the US is now experiencing the suicides of 22 veterans per day -- and Senator Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) managed single-handedly to block the passage of the "Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention Act" on December 15.

While he is an MD, I can find no record that he or his have ever served in the military.

His father, on the other hand, did fund the school of optometry at Oral Roberts University.