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Texas Air Guard airman becomes first COVID-19 Air Force death

By Abraham Mahshie
Published November 6, 2020 10:48pm ET
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Texas Air Guard airman becomes first COVID-19 Air Force death
Historical aircraft previously utilized by the Texas Air National Guard are viewable to the public as a static display at the Texas Military Department Headquarters, Camp Mabry, in Austin, Texas. | U.S. Army National Guard photo by Charles E. Spirtos

A member of the Texas Air National Guard became the first uniformed member of the Air Force to die of COVID-19 Thursday, the Washington Examiner confirmed Friday.

“The Texas Military Department can confirm that a Texas Air National Guard member passed away due to symptoms related to COVID-19,” the Texas Air Guard said in a statement.

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