Editing Terry Branstad (section)

== Education ==
Branstad received a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the [[University of Iowa]] in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from [[Drake University Law School]] in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://clas.uiowa.edu/polisci/alumni/alumni-awards|title=Alumni Awards {{!}} Department of Political Science {{!}} College of Liberal Arts & Sciences {{!}} The University of Iowa|website=clas.uiowa.edu|language=en|access-date=February 20, 2017}}</ref><ref name="PVSTBranstad">{{cite web|url= http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=21728|title=Governor Terry E. Branstad (IA)|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=January 15, 2011}}</ref> He was [[Conscription in the United States#Vietnam War|drafted]] after college and served in the [[United States Army]] from 1969 to 1971 as a [[Military Police Corps (United States)|military policeman]] in the 503rd Military Police Battalion at [[Fort Bragg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whotv.com/2013/11/11/veterans-day-honoring-our-heroes/ |title=VETERANS DAY: Honoring Our Heroes |website=Whotv.com |date=November 11, 2013 |access-date=February 8, 2016}}</ref> He was awarded the [[Army Commendation Medal]] for meritorious service; he once recalled that he arrested actress [[Jane Fonda]] for coming onto the post at [[Arlington National Cemetery]], where she was planning to attend an [[anti-war protest|antiwar protest]].<ref>Multiple sources:
*{{cite web|title=Gov. Terry Branstad|url=http://www.togovern.com/gov-terry-branstad.html|publisher=Togovern.com|access-date=November 2, 2013}}
*{{cite web|title=Executive Branch Elected Officials |url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Register/Chapter_1_Elected_Officials.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408235541/http://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/Resources/Register/Chapter_1_Elected_Officials.pdf |archive-date=2010-04-08 |url-status=live|work=[[Iowa Official Register]]|publisher=[[Government of Iowa]]|access-date=November 2, 2013|page=3|quote=[...] Served in the United States Army as a military policeman 1969–1971, earning rank as Sergeant E-5. [...]}}
*{{cite news|title=Terry Branstad (R) > Background|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/terry-branstad-r/gIQAjKXZKP_topic.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916181337/http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/terry-branstad-r/gIQAjKXZKP_topic.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 16, 2014|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=November 2, 2013|quote=[...] After college, Branstad served in the Army for two years and received the Army Commendation Medal. [...]|date=July 23, 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|title=1983–1999, 2011– Terry Branstad|url=http://www.iowaheritage.org/items/show/49779|work=Iowa Heritage Digital Collections|publisher=[[State Library of Iowa]]|access-date=November 2, 2013|quote=[...] Following two years in the U.S. Army, where he was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Branstad earned his J.D. degree from the Drake University Law School. [...]}}</ref>