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Longtime HASC Member Rep. Walter Jones Dies at 76

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Longtime HASC Member Rep. Walter Jones Dies at 76
U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones, Jr., R-N.C., and Coast Guard Rear Adm. Meredith Austin, commander, 5th Coast Guard District, discuss details of the Feb. 9, 1905, rescue of the six-man crew from the schooner Sarah D. J. Rawson off Cape Lookout at Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center on Harkers Island, North Carolina, Feb. 11, 2017. Jones and Austin were part of a ceremony during which they presented replicas of Gold Lifesaving Medals to the descendants of the U.S. Life Saving-Servicemen who carried out the rescue. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer John D. Miller/Released)

Rep. Walter B. Jones (R-N.C.), a former House Armed Services Committee (HASC) member and longtime advocate of the U.S. military, died Feb. 10 on his 76th birthday. Jones’ passing was confirmed by his office Sunday. “Congressman Jones was a man of the people,” the statement said. “He was a champion for our men and women in uniform and their families, always mindful of their service and sacrifice.” Jones, who served in the North Carolina National Guard for four years, first…

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