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Subject: Statement by SECNAV on Passing of U.S. Navy Veteran Johnny Carson

 
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Statement on Passing of U.S. Navy Veteran Johnny Carson
1/25/2005 8:57:00 AM

Special message from Secretary of the Navy Gordon England

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England issued the following statement Jan. 24 on the passing of U.S. Navy veteran and long-time host of NBC television’s “Tonight Show” Johnny Carson. Carson passed away Jan. 23 at the age of 79.

“The United States Navy joins the rest of America in mourning the passing of Johnny Carson. A great entertainer and a shipmate, serving as a naval officer in World War II, he is a part of America’s 'Greatest Generation' that will never be forgotten.”

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Contributed,
YNCS Don Harribine, USN(ret)