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I remember when I was shot down in that war. I remember how terrified I was. And it made me feel close to my family, and to God, and to life, and I was scared.

George H. W. Bush

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George H. W. Bush
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 12
Died: 2018
Died: November 30
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