Jack Murtha Dead – Conggresman John Murtha Died at 77

Jack Murtha Dead – The Congressman John Murtha died at 77 after hospitalized in Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA for around a week. John Murtha passed away this afternoon at 1:18 p.m . Jack Murtha, 77, who suspected got swine flu infection, was a Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.

First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in February of 1974, John Murtha dedicated his life to serving his country both in the military and in the halls of Congress. A former Marine, he became the first Vietnam War combat Veteran elected to the U.S. Congress.

This past Saturday, February 6, 2010, Jack Murtha became Pennsylvania’s longest serving Member of Congress.

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