Rep. John Murtha, Voice For Veterans, Dies At 77 - NPR News
Ever since I was a young boy, I had two goals in life — I wanted to be a colonel in the Marine Corps and a member of Congress," Murtha wrote in his 2004 book, "From Vietnam to 9/11." Murtha's criticism of the Iraq war intensified in 2006, when he ...
02/08/2010 06:25 PM
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Congressman John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 - Pueblo Chieftain
The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., with his family at his bedside, the hospital said. In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves ...
02/08/2010 05:42 PM
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Rep. Fattah Says Congressman Murtha Always Put Pennsylvania First - Earthtimes
"Congressman Murtha, I believe, will be best remembered as the first serious hawk to stand up and call for our withdrawal from Iraq . As a former Marine ? he would say 'always a Marine' ? Jack Murtha 's courageous stand marked a turning point in ...
02/08/2010 03:40 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Murtha dead at Virginia hospital - Tribune-Democrat
Murtha , D-Johnstown, died at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. Spokesman Matthew Mazonkey confirmed the news via e-mail at 2:41 p.m. Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. This past ...
02/08/2010 02:50 PM
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Pa. Congressman John Murtha Dead at 77 - KYW News radio
John Murtha, a US Marine and Vietnam War combat veteran who was a vocal critic of the Iraq War, died on Monday at the age of 77. A press release from his office says Murtha passed away peacefully at 1:18pm at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va ...
02/08/2010 02:57 PM
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