Jerry Parr
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Jerry W. Parr, BA’62, Matters of Life and Death
On March 31, 1981, Secret Service agent Jerry W. Parr was head of the detail protecting President Ronald Reagan during a speech at the Washington Hilton. When would-be assassin John Hinkley Jr. opened fire, Parr shoved Reagan into a waiting car and ordered him taken to George Washington University Hospital—actions credited with saving the seriously wounded president’s life. Read MoreSep 26, 2014
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Secret Service hero Jerry Parr honored by Vanderbilt
The Secret Service agent who saved President Reagan during an assassination attempt in 1981 was honored by Peabody College. Read MoreMay 9, 2014