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Washington Ashton Carter, who served as the secretary of defense under former President Barack Obama, died Monday after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement. He was 68 years old.

Carter served as the nation's 25th defense secretary and held the role from early 2015 to the end of the Obama administration in January 2017. During his tenure leading the Pentagon, Carter oversaw the military's campaign to defeat ISIS, opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.

He most recently led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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"It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68," his family said. "[He] devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs. He was a beloved husband, father, mentor, and friend. His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him."

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Ulysses90 said:

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I wonder if POTUS will attend the funeral. They were close, you know.

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Jack Squat 83 said:

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81 million*

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HarryJ33tamu said:

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Sure have been a lot of sudden cardiac events in the past year

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Carter oversaw the military's campaign to defeat ISIS, opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces

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New World Ag said:

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Good grief, people died of heart attacks before COVID.

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AGHouston11 said:

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Transgender ban ended - That's some legacy

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Ulysses90 said:

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I wonder if POTUS will attend the funeral. They were close, you know.

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ProgN said:

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Carter served as the nation's 25th defense secretary and held the role from early 2015 to the end of the Obama administration in January 2017. During his tenure leading the Pentagon, Carter oversaw the military's campaign to defeat ISIS, opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.

He most recently led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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"It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68," his family said. "[He] devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs. He was a beloved husband, father, mentor, and friend. His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him."

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Get Off My Lawn said:

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ProgN said:

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Carter served as the nation's 25th defense secretary and held the role from early 2015 to the end of the Obama administration in January 2017. During his tenure leading the Pentagon, Carter oversaw the military's campaign to defeat ISIS, opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.

He most recently led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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"It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68," his family said. "[He] devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs. He was a beloved husband, father, mentor, and friend. His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him."

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I know it's poor form to speak ill of the dead - but this guy actively weakened the military by using it as a Democrat play-thing to force a social agenda, and he helped to lose wars. I'm not in circles to have the scuttlebutt on what he did regarding the promotion and rejection of officers, but given his other "successes" I can only imagine it was a heavy blue shift.

May his eternity befit his hubris.

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Private PoopyPants said:

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No one died of a heart attack before Covid hit. No one.

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captkirk said:

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Private PoopyPants said:

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No one died of a heart attack before Covid hit. No one.

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This retort is silly

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ProgN said:

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Ashton Carter, defense secretary under Obama, dies at 68 - CBS News

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Washington Ashton Carter, who served as the secretary of defense under former President Barack Obama, died Monday after suffering a heart attack, his family said in a statement. He was 68 years old.

Carter served as the nation's 25th defense secretary and held the role from early 2015 to the end of the Obama administration in January 2017. During his tenure leading the Pentagon, Carter oversaw the military's campaign to defeat ISIS, opened all combat positions to women and ended the ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces.

He most recently led the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

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"It is with deep and profound sadness that the family of former Secretary of Defense Ashton B. Carter shares that Secretary Carter passed away Monday evening in Boston after a sudden cardiac event at the age of 68," his family said. "[He] devoted his professional life to the national security of the United States and teaching students about international affairs. He was a beloved husband, father, mentor, and friend. His sudden loss will be felt by all who knew him."

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I wonder if he was boosted

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