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Aston Barrett, bassist of Bob Marley and the Wailers, dies at 77
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Roger Donlon, first Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient, dies
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Elmore Nickleberry, Memphis sanitation striker, dies at 92
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Naomi Feil, advocate for dementia care, dies at 91
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Richard Hunt, pioneering sculptor, dies at 88
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Legendary photographer Elliott Erwitt dies at 95
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Bronka Sundstrom, Holocaust survivor and mountaineer, dies at 98
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Mary Cleave, pioneering NASA astronaut, dies at 76
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Lyn McLain, ‘father of American youth orchestra,’ dies at 95
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Peter Tarnoff, US diplomat behind ‘Argo’ escape, dies at 86
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Wanda Półtawska, Holocaust survivor and friend to pope, dies
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Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Massacre survivor, dies at 102
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Burkey Belser, who designed the nutrition facts label for food, dies at 76
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Honoring the life of Medal of Honor recipient John L. Canley
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Sergeant Major John L. Canley was a pioneering American war hero who enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in Vietnam. In 2018, Canley became the first living Black marine to ever receive the Medal of Honor. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.May 29, 2022