Former Sec of State Alexander Haig has Passed Away, Dead at the Age of 85

Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig has passed away at the age of 85.

Alexander Haig, Rest in Peace

The Haig family says he died Saturday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from complications associated with an infection. He was 85.

Haig’s long and decorated military service launched the Washington career for which he became better known. But he never lived down his televised response to the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.

It had just been earlier reported that former Secretary of State Alexander Haig was  admitted to a hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Reports state that that Haig is critically ill in the hospital with an undisclosed illness.

The four-star general served as a top adviser to three presidents. Haig ran unsuccessfully for president in 1988.

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