Rep. John P. Murtha died Monday at 1:18 p.m. at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, VA.
At his bedside was his family.
Murtha, 77, was Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense.
The 19-term Democrat was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress. He currently leads House Appropriations subcommittee on defense spending. Murtha has been a representative for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District since 1974.
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