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Republican or Democrat? 98.10.165.90 ( talk) 14:51, 21 November 2016 (UTC) reply

• • It's logical that he was a Democrat, working in a high policy post for Democratic president Bill Clinton. Surprised you asked. Bellagio99 ( talk) 00:57, 8 January 2017 (UTC) reply

Although Garten served in the military during the Vietnam War era, no reliable sources found as of yet state that he actually served in Vietnam during the war. There is a reference that says he served in Thailand during the war, see here. Accordingly, Category:American military personnel of the Vietnam War was removed from the article. Semper Fi! FieldMarine ( talk) 09:58, 28 June 2018 (UTC) reply