Research Facility at George Mason University. Veterans: Introduced legislation that provided a free college education to children and spouses of police officers, firefighters and members of the National Guard who are killed in the line of duty. Worked to allow local governments to exempt disabled veterans from having to pay property taxes. References 1926 births 2017 deaths People from Frostburg, Maryland County supervisors in Virginia Democratic Party Virginia state senators United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II People from Manassas, Virginia Military personnel from Maryland United States Army Air Forces soldiers United States Air Force airmen 21st-century American politicians 20th-century American politicians