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World War II Senate Veterans Remembered in Death of Lautenberg
The passing of Senator Frank Lautenberg marks the end of an era with 115 World War II veterans who served in the Senate. The group included leaders like Howard Baker Jr and John McCain, pioneers in civil rights, environmentalism, and national service, shaping policy from civil rights to Vietnam to welfare reform. Their war experiences informed bold votes and cross party collaboration, leaving a lasting imprint on American governance.
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Senate
U.S
White House
Frank Lautenberg
New Jersey
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Washington
Tom Brokaw
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Lloyd M. Bentsen
Texas
George H.W. Bush
Bush
Treasury
Robert J Dole
Barry Goldwater
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
New York
Joseph S. Clark Jr
Pennsylvania
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Chamber
John Chafee
Rhode Island
John Warner
Virginia
Navy
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
Goldwater
John H. Glenn Jr
Ohio
Glenn
Dole
Daniel H
Inouye
Hawaii
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
Strom Thurmond
Munich
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Thurmond
Herman E. Talmadge
Georgia
Ralph Yarborough
Jacob K. Javits
Mark C. Hatfield
Oregon
Charles McC Mathias
Maryland
John F Kennedy
Kansas
Bob Dole
George McGovern
Bill Clinton
House
Dale Bumpers
Russell B Long
Louisiana
Albert Gore Sr
John Melcher
Montana
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Howell Heflin
Alabama
Ernest F. Hollings
South Carolina
William Proxmire
Witty
William F. Knowland