Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77 (AP)

Courtesy Ytop stories  Mon, 02/08/2010 - 2:34pm

FILE - In this April 16, 2008, file photo shows Rep.<br /><br />John Murtha, D-Pa. speaking in Washington. A spokesman for Murtha says the Pennsylvania Democrat has died at 77.<br /><br />(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)AP - Rep. John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday.

He was 77.




 

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