HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Rep. John Murtha, who said the Bush administration's handling of the war in Iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on Capitol Hill for those serving in military uniform.
The Pennsylvania Democrat died Monday at a hospital after suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
johnstown, pa. - u.s. house speaker nancy pelosi is remembering u.s. rep. john murtha at his pennsylvania funeral as a friend to men and women in the military. pelosi spoke at tuesday's service and says murtha's vocal opposition to the iraq war
johnstown, pa. - a giant of congress – a man who wrote many a military budget and held court in the back corner of the house chamber for nearly four decades – will be memorialized in a modest church on a snow-covered street here in southwestern
johnstown, pa. - the funeral for congressman john murtha is expected to bring former president bill clinton and a congressional delegation led by house speaker nancy pelosi to the pennsylvania democrat's hometown of johnstown. murtha will be laid
warriors to funnel arms to the afghan rebels, humiliating the soviet union and hastening its end. his frequent collaborator, democrat john murtha of pennsylvania, was a senior member of the defense subcommittee that oversaw cia covert operations. wilson
harrisburg, pa. - rep. john murtha, who said the bush administration's handling of the war in iraq was based on "flawed policy wrapped in illusion" and called for a withdrawal of u.s. troops there, is being remembered as an advocate on capitol hill
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