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Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III was born in Wilmington, Delaware on
February 3, 1969. He attended Archmere Academy, the University of
Pennsylvania, and Syracuse University's College of Law. Following
graduation, he began his legal career as a federal law clerk for the
Honorable Steven McAuliffe in Concord, NH. He then served in the U.S.
Department of Justice's Office of Policy Development in Washington, DC. From
1997-2004, Major Biden was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Philadelphia during
which he also volunteered to serve on a joint task force with the U.S.
Departments of Justice and Defense to assist Kosovo in establishing their
criminal justice system and promoting the rule of law.

In November 2006, Major Biden was elected Delaware's 44th Attorney General;
he served with distinction for two terms as an outspoken advocate for the
protection of children and consumers - receiving national recognition for
his work. During his tenure as Attorney General, he deployed to Iraq with
the Delaware National Guard's 261st Signal Brigade.

Major Biden's military service began in 2003 when he was commissioned as a
first lieutenant in the 261st Signal Brigade as part of the Judge Advocate
General Corps. Following his return from Iraq in 2009, Biden remained in the
Guard, was promoted to Major, and actively served in the State Staff Judge
Advocate's office until his passing on May 30, 2015.

Major Biden was awarded the Legion of Merit Medal, the Bronze Star Medal,
the Delaware Conspicuous Service Cross, the Army Achievement Medal, the Army
Reserve Component Achievement Medal (2 oak leaf clusters), the National
Defense Service Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism
Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Army Service Ribbon, the
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M device), the Army Overseas Service
Ribbon, the Army Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Army Superior
Unit Award Ribbon, the Delaware Medal for Military Merit, the Delaware
National Guard Medal (4), the Delaware National Defense Service Ribbon, the
Delaware Medal for Service in Aid to Civil Authority, the Delaware Physical
Fitness Ribbon (2), the Delaware Governor's Meritorious Unit Award (2), the
Delaware Unit Strength Award (2), and Mississippi Emergency Service Medal
(Katrina).