Former Defense Secretary Ashton Carter died at 68

SSA 26-10-2022 By sandhya Image credit:Google

Carter died Monday night in Boston of a "sudden heart attack."

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He served as Secretary of Defense from February 2015 to January 2017 under former President Barack Obama.

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As secretary, he launched a successful campaign to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria

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Opened all combat positions to women

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And forged new ties between the Defense Department and the nation's technology community

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Traveled [with his wife Stephanie] frequently to visit US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Carter, a Rhodes Scholar who went to Yale University, joined the Department of Defense under former President Bill Clinton.

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In one of his last Instagram posts, Leslie Jordan revealed he bought his first condo

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