Flags are being lowered for former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, who passed away Sunday at the age of 98.
-Robert Joseph Dole, died early Sunday morning in his sleep. He was 98.
Earlier this year the former U.S. Senator and Republican presidential nominee, announced that he was fighting stage 4 lung cancer.
He served in the US Army and was also awarded a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart for his service in world War II.
Dole was first elected to Congress in 1961 and ran for president several times before becoming the Republican nominee in 1996 before losing to Bill Clinton.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and their daughter, Robin.
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