Former Sen. George McGovern, decorated WWII bomber pilot, has died at age 90

George McGovern, WWII pilot and presidential candidate, dies - U.S.

stripes.com 21 Oct '12, 4pm

Former Sen. George McGovern, decorated WWII bomber pilot, has died at age 90

Related McGovern an unwavering, often unrequited, liberal In this Jan. 24, 1961, photo, President John F. Kennedy talks, with George McGovern, right, a special presidential assistant who also is director of the Food for Peace program, at the White House in Washington. A family spokesman said he passed away peacefully, surrounded by family and life-long friends early morning Oct. 21, 2012. He was 90. AP Photo, File SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — George McGovern once joked that he had wanted to run for president in the worst way — and that he had done so. It was a campaign in 1972 dishonored by Watergate, a scandal that fully unfurled too late to knock Republican President Richard M. Nixon from his place as a commanding favorite for re-election. The South Dakota senator tried to make an issue out of the bungled attempt to wiretap the offices of the Democratic National Committee, callin...

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RT @starsandstripes: Former Sen. George McGovern, decorated WWII bomber pilot, has died at age 90 [link]