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Tony Bennett, American music icon and WWII veteran, dies at 96

A combat infantryman during WWII, he served as a librarian for the Armed Forces Network after the war and sang with an army big band in occupied Germany.

By Charles J. Gans

10 months ago

Vincent Stewart, first Black director of the DIA, dies at 64

Retired Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart was the first Black director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and the first Marine to lead it.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

13 months ago

Medical pioneer responsible for military’s famous ‘Motrin and water’ treatment dies at 95

The discovery forever changed the way military medical practitioners treat pain — and everything else.

5 years ago

Navajo code talker Alfred K. Newman dies at 94

He served in the Pacific with 3rd Marine Division.

5 years ago

John McCain — war hero, political giant — dies at 81

John McCain, the onetime Navy pilot and longtime lawmaker, was among the best known veterans in America, and has arguably been the most influential and consistent military advocate for the Republican Party over the last three decades.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago

World War II Navajo Code Talker dies at 92

A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to confound the Japanese in World War II has died.

6 years ago

Bataan Death March survivor dies at 100

A San Francisco Bay Area man who survived the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March and symbolized the thousands of unheralded Filipinos who fought alongside American forces during World War II has died. He was 100.

6 years ago

Navajo Code Talker George B. Willie Sr. dies in Arizona

A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in Arizona.

6 years ago

Former Navy pilot, Medal of Honor recipient Thomas Hudner Jr. dies at 93

A former U.S. Navy captain and pilot who received the Medal of Honor for his heroics during the Korean War has died. Thomas Hudner Jr. was 93.

7 years ago

Former US Navy pilot who helped form Israeli Air Force dies at 94

Mitchell Flint, an American aviator who helped form the Israeli Air Force in 1948 and served in Israel’s first fighter squadron has died. He was 94.

7 years ago

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