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    Peter Tarnoff, US diplomat behind ‘Argo’ escape, dies at 86

    02:20
  • Wanda Półtawska, Holocaust survivor and friend to pope, dies

    02:13
  • Bertie Bowman, the longest-serving Black congressional staffer, dies at 92

    02:09
  • Hughes Van Ellis, Tulsa Massacre survivor, dies at 102

    02:05
  • Burkey Belser, who designed the nutrition facts label for food, dies at 76

    02:06
  • ‘SNL’ and Broadway costume designer Franne Lee dies at 81

    02:11
  • Karol Bobko, NASA’s first Challenger pilot, dies at 85

    02:06
  • Carol Duvall, HGTV’s ‘Queen of Crafts,’ dies at 97

    02:12
  • Rhoda Karpatkin, longtime leader of Consumer Reports, dies at 93

    02:21
  • Catherine Burks-Brooks, Freedom Rider, dies at 83

    02:20
  • Rev. Stephen Pieters, HIV survivor and gay activist, dies at 70

    02:13
  • Susan Love, surgeon and breast cancer advocate, dies at 75

    02:22
  • Ben Helfgott, Holocaust survivor and Olympic athlete, dies at 93

    02:23
  • Cormac McCarthy, ‘No Country for Old Men’ author, dies at 89

    02:06
  • Françoise Gilot, artist and Picasso’s former lover, dies at 101

    02:23
  • Inspiring America: Activist Susan Burton on her mission to help formerly incarcerated women

    23:47
  • Remembering Rick Hoyt, inspiring advocate for disabled athletes

    02:18
  • Marlene Hagge-Vossler, last surviving LPGA co-founder, dies at 89

    02:29
  • Herb Douglas, 1948 Olympic bronze medalist, dies at 101

    02:34
  • Hedda Kleinfeld, mogul behind ‘Say Yes to the Dress,’ dies at 99

    02:19

Tom Rice, WWII paratrooper and American hero, dies at 101

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Tom Rice was a paratrooper in World War II who received a Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his heroic efforts. He continued to jump out of planes for the rest of his life, even at 100 years old while celebrating his birthday. Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.