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President Lyndon Johnson poses with four U.S. servicemen, to whom he presented the Medal of Honor Jan. 16, 1969, for heroism in Vietnam. From left to right: Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen, Ft. Myers, Fla.; Marine Maj. Stephen W. Pless, Newman, Ga.; Air Force Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson, Newman, Ga.; and Army Staff Sgt. Drew D. Dix, Pueblo, Colo. Jackson died over the weekend at the age of 95.<br>James Atherton

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Vietnam-era Medal of Honor recipient Joe Jackson dead at 95

Retired Air Force Col. Joe M. Jackson, a recipient of the Medal of Honor, a veteran of three wars and early U-2 pilot, died Saturday at the age of 95.

This undated photo provided by the Chennault Aviation and Military Museum in Monroe, La., shows an exhibit of artifacts from Maj. Richard Sherman, who flew 52 missions over China during World War II. Sherman died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, in Monroe. <br>Nell Calloway/Chennault Aviation and Military Museum via AP

WWII bombardier dies in veterans home, aged 96

Maj. Richard Sherman spent 13 months in China as a bombardier and navigator with the 11th Bomb Squadron of the Army's 14th Air Force. He died Wednesday at the age of 96.

Navajo Nation officials say Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman died January 13, 2019, at a nursing home in New Mexico.<br>Facebook

Navajo Code Talker Alfred K. Newman dies at 94 in New Mexico

A Navajo Code Talker who used his native language to outsmart the Japanese in World War II has died in New Mexico at age 94.

Richard Overton standing at his cousin Volma Overton's grave in the Texas State Cemetery in Austin. Richard Overton, a World War II veteran, will be buried Saturday in the cemetery just to the left of his cousin. <br>Allen Bergeron/Courtesy Photo

Cigar-smoking supercentenarian, WWII vet Richard Overton to rest among Texas notables

Richard Overton, who died Dec. 27 at age 112, will be laid to rest Saturday at the Texas State Cemetery where he will join the company of other notable figures of American military history.

Michael Rogers, a Navy veteran, drowned in 2015 in Chicago. His remains weren't identified until last month after dental records from the service helped make a DNA match. Rogers' family is raising money to bring his remains back to Ohio.<br>via GoFundMe

Tattooed remains found in 2015 in Chicago identified as missing Navy veteran

Although Arlene Candace Rogers hadn't heard from her brother Michael for several years, she still hoped that he might call one day or knock on the door of her Akron home.

Tuskegee Airman John 'Captain Jack' Lyle dead at 98

World War II fighter pilot John Lyle died Saturday at his home on Chicago's South Side, his wife, Eunice, said Monday. She added that Lyle had been battling prostate cancer.

World War II Air Force veteran Cliff Moore as seen in September 1994. Moore died on Dec. 29, 2018. He was 99.<br>Bob Pennell/Mail Tribune

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Mission complete for Oregon WWII veteran

Clifford Moore, who died at age 99 on Dec. 29, kept his war experiences mostly to himself until July 2012, when he issued a five-page memoir about his time as a B-17 pilot, including his months in German captivity.

Defense Secretary Harold Brown testifies on Capitol Hill in 1977. <br>Margaret Thomas/The Washington Post

Harold Brown, Secretary of Defense during Carter administration, dies at 91

A onetime physics prodigy who earned a doctorate at 21, Harold Brown became the first scientist to head the Pentagon.

In a 2011 file photo, T. Moffat Burris and Chaplain (Maj.) Henry Soussan pause at the memorial statue in the Chaplain Memorial Garden at Fort Jackson, S.C.<br>U.S. Army

T. Moffat Burris, World War II paratrooper and death camp liberator, dies at 99

T. Moffatt Burriss, a former Columbia, S.C., area contractor, Republican state lawmaker and American World War II battlefield hero, died Friday. He was 99.

Francis Byrne, 94, will receive a Purple Heart.<br>Screen grab from WMUR-TV

World War II veteran who just received Purple Heart dies

Family and officials say Francis Byrne, a World War II veteran in New Hampshire who recently received a Purple Heart amid his battle with bladder cancer, has died. He was 94.

Richard Overton smokes a cigar on his front porch on Thursday, May 25, 2017 in Austin, Texas. <br>Ashley Landis/The Dallas Morning News (TNS)

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Richard Overton, nation's oldest man and WWII veteran, dies at 112

Richard Overton, the oldest-living veteran, was born on May 11, 1906, the same year as the first wireless radio broadcast and a year before Oklahoma became a state. He died Thursday at the age of 112.

In this July 24, 1979, file photo, Sen. John C. Culver, D-Iowa, right, makes a point as he talks with Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., in Washington, D.C.<br>Charles W. Harrity/AP

John C. Culver, Marine veteran, congressman and senator from Iowa, dies at 86

John C. Culver, an Iowa Democrat who during 16 years in the House and Senate represented an agricultural and rural constituency with a voting record more often aligned with the ideology of northeastern urban liberals, died Dec. 26 at his home in Washington. He was 86.

Paul Henderson, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who championed the underdog, dies at 79

Paul Henderson, a former Stars and Stripes reporter who won a Pulitzer Prize at The Seattle Times for a series of meticulously researched stories that kept an innocent man from prison, has died. He was 79.

‘F Troop,’ ‘Mayberry R.F.D.’ star, Army vet Ken Berry dies at 85

The Illinois native was featured on popular TV series including “Rawhide,” “The Brady Bunch” and “The Love Boat,” and served in the Army special services under Sgt. Leonard Nimoy, a stint that helped parlay his entertaining the troops into a career in showbiz.

In a 2010 file photo, World War II veteran Albert J. Madden plays taps during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Mass. Madden died Nov. 25, 2018 at age 100.<br>Sandra Niedzwiecki/U.S. Air Force

100-year-old bugler Albert Madden, who played taps at countless military funerals, is laid to rest

Albert Madden played taps countless times at military funerals. Friday afternoon, the solemn melody was played for him during a service at Massachusetts National Cemetery.