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- Birth nameJohn Patrick Murtha Jr.
- John Murtha was born on June 17, 1932 in New Martinsville, West Virginia, USA. He was married to Joyce Murtha. He died on February 8, 2010 in Arlington, Virginia, USA.
- SpouseJoyce Murtha(June 10, 1955 - February 8, 2010) (his death, 3 children)
- Democratic U.S. Congressional representative from Pennsylvania, 5 February 1974 - 8 February 2010.
- Left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marine Corps. Attended the University of Pittsburgh on the G.I. Bill, and received a degree in economics. He later took graduate courses from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
- A former Marine Corp. officer, he was the first Vietnam War veteran elected to the House of Representatives.
- Words of remembrance written by friend and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for "Time" magazine's Milestones section (Issue: February 22, 2010).
- ""We have become occupiers. We cannot win this militarily. But I hesitated to say anything. I waited probably too long. The way we operate militarily is a problem.... We go into a place, we have to blow it up to protect American lives. I agree with that. That's the way we operate to protect Americans." Interview with The Christian Science Monitor, July 21, 2006.
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