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I didn't agree with his politics but you had to respect anyone that piloted in Bombing raids over the Ploiești Oil Fields in WWII. He is a genuine war hero and another of the great generation soon to be gone.
Ex-presidential nominee George McGovern no longer responsive: family - southbendtribune.com
The story is lengthy so if you wish to see the entire bio:(Reuters) - Former Democratic Senator George McGovern, remembered for a devastating defeat by Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election and his efforts to fight world hunger, was near death on Wednesday at a South Dakota hospice center, his family said.
McGovern, 90, was admitted to a hospice suffering from a combination of medical conditions due to age that have worsened in recent months, his family said in a statement.
"The senator is no longer responsive," the statement said. "He is surrounded by his loving family and close friends." ...
Ex-presidential nominee George McGovern no longer responsive: family - southbendtribune.com