Retired US Astronaut John Young Dies at 87... Retired US Astronaut Young Dies at 87 January 06, 2018 - Veteran U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during one of his six missions in space, has died at age 87, NASA said Saturday.
Creator of 'Beetle Bailey,' comic strip dies at 94... Mort Walker, creator of 'Beetle Bailey,' dies at 94 Jan. 27, 2018 -- Creator of the legendary comic strip "Beetle Bailey," Mort Walker, died of pneumonia Saturday at his home in Stamford, Conn. He was 94. See also: Dead Poets Society founder dies after ordering tombstone Sun, Jan 28, 2018 -The founder of the Dead Poets Society of America had a fatal heart attack a little more than a month after commissioning his own tombstone.
Second-Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor Dies at 104... Second-Oldest Pearl Harbor Survivor, Jim Downing, Dies at 104 15 Feb 2018 - At 104, Pearl Harbor survivor Navy Lt. Jim Downing was a confidant of presidents and a star of national television.
Vietnam War My Lai massacre figure passes on... Ernest Medina, Key Figure in My Lai Massacre, Dies at 81 14 May 2018 — Former Army Capt. Ernest L. Medina, a key figure in the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam war, has died in Wisconsin.