Stephen Gregg Sr., 90. Won Medal of Honor for helping rescue seven wounded comrades in World War II. Feb. 4.
George O'Brien Jr., 78. Won Medal of Honor for gallantry in Korea combat. March 11.
Fred Korematsu, 86. Challenged World War II internment of Japanese-Americans. March 30.
David Hackworth, 74. Vietnam veteran who spoke out against the war, later a journalist. May 4.
Jose Lopez, 94. Awarded Medal of Honor for killing more than 100 Germans in skirmish in World War II. May 16.
Retired Gen. Louis H. Wilson, 85. Medal of Honor winner; Marine Corps commandant. June 21.
Retired Gen. William Westmoreland, 91. Commanded American troops in Vietnam. July 18.
Robert Eugene Bush, 79. Received Medal of Honor while in his teens for bravery at Okinawa. Nov. 8.
Alfred Anderson, 109. British World War I veteran; last survivor to have witnessed the spontaneous "Christmas Truce" of 1914. Nov. 21.
Frederick Ashworth, 93. Weaponeer aboard the B-29 that dropped atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945. Dec. 3
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