John P. Murtha was a prominent American politician from Pennsylvania who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1974 until his death in 2010. He was a Marine veteran and the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress, known for his role on defense appropriations and for being a vocal critic of the Iraq War. He passed away on February 8, 2010, at age 77 due to complications following gallbladder surgery.[2][4][5]
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John P. Murtha, the powerful dean of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation who survived scandal and seismic political shifts to become
www.post-gazette.comPowerful Democrat Representative from Pennsylvania Served 36 Years in the House, Died Today at the Age of 77
www.cbsnews.comJohn Patrick "Jack" Murtha, Jr. (June 17, 1932 – February 8, 2010) was a U.S. politician from the state of Pennsylvania. He had been a U.S. Representative for the 12th Congressional district of Pennsylvania from February 1974 to his death in February 2010. The district included portions of Cambria, Somerset, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Washington, and Fayette Counties. … Murtha has helped secure millions in earmarks for the clients of the PMA Group, which also happen to be some of his top career...
www.sourcewatch.orgU.S. Democratic Representative John Murtha, a retired Marine Corps officer who became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress and was later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
www.cbc.caJohn Murtha dies at 77; Pennsylvania Democrat forcefully opposed Iraq war in Congress
www.latimes.comSecretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki mourned the loss of Rep. John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations’ subcommittee on defense and a champion of the Nation’s Veterans.
news.va.govU.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. He was 77.
www.wbur.orgRep. John Murtha (D-PA) died Monday of complications from surgery at the age of 77. Murtha was a retired Marine Corps Officer, a Vietnam veteran, one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. war in Iraq and a strong defender of Congressional deal-making. NPR’s Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving remembers Murtha and his legacy.
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