Bob Dole, WWII hero and veteran US lawmaker, dies at 98

by The Manila Times

Dec 06, 2021 11:00 am

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Bob Dole, who battled back from being severely wounded in World War II to become a five-term US senator and the Republican Party's 1996 presidential nominee, died on Sunday at the age of 98.

As tributes poured in for the veteran politician, President Joe Biden paid respect to his 'friend' and 'an American statesman like few in our history' by ordering flags to fly at half-staff on federal grounds through Thursday.

In this file photo taken on January 14, 2009, former Senator Bob Dole gives retired US General Eric Shenseki a thumbs-up as he arrives for Shenseki's full committee hearing on his nomination to be Veterans Affairs Secretary on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO

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