{"id":83206,"date":"2018-12-01T06:53:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-01T10:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=83206"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:33:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:33:03","slug":"george-bush-41st-president-dies-at-94","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=83206","title":{"rendered":"George Bush, 41st President, Dies at 94"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0George Herbert Walker\u00a0Bush, the president who managed\u00a0the end of the Cold War and forged a global coalition to oust Iraqi forces from Kuwait, has died at age 94.\u00a0 In a political career that spanned three decades, he lost his bid for re-election and lived to see his son win the Oval Office.<\/p>\n

The death of Bush\u00a0\u2014 nicknamed “41” to distinguish himself from son George W. Bush, “43”\u00a0\u2014 was announced in a statement released late Friday.<\/p>\n

“Jeb, Neil, Marvin, Doro and I are saddened to announce that after 94 remarkable years, our dear Dad has died,” his son, former President George\u00a0W. Bush, said in a statement released by family spokesman Jim McGrath. “George H.W. Bush was a man of the highest character and the best dad a son or daughter could ask for. The entire Bush family is deeply grateful for 41’s life and love, for the compassion of those who have cared and prayed for Dad, and for the condolences of our friends and fellow citizens.”<\/p>\n

His death, which was announced by his office, came less than eight months after that of his wife of 73 years,\u00a0Barbara Bush<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Bush had a form of Parkinson\u2019s disease that forced him to use a wheelchair or motorized scooter in recent years, and he had been in and out of hospitals during that time as his health declined. In April, a day after attending Mrs. Bush\u2019s funeral, he was treated for an infection that had spread to his blood. In 2013, he was in dire enough shape with bronchitis that former President George W. Bush, his son, solicited ideas for\u00a0a eulogy.<\/p>\n

But he proved resilient each time. In 2013 he told well-wishers, through an aide, to \u201cput the harps back in the closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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On the day he turned 18 years old, Bush both graduated from Phillips Academy Andover and enlisted in the Navy, little more than six months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.\u00a0Less than a year later, when he was still 18, he received his wings and officer’s commission, believed to be the Navy’s youngest pilot.<\/p>\n

For the next two years, with World War II at its peak, Bush flew torpedo bombers off the USS San Jacinto. On Sept. 2, 1944, his plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire while he was on a bombing run in the Pacific. Bush bailed and was rescued by a submarine, but his two crewmembers were killed. Bush would later say he thought of them every day.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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