# CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82

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**Created:** [September 9, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260 "2022-09-09T08:55:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260/1 "2022-09-09T08:55:19Z")

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[**CNN anchor Bernard Shaw dead at 82**](https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/index.html)

He died yesterday. He was CNN’s first chief anchor, and I remember him covering the first gulf war. He was a good reporter. And he was a Corporal in the Marine Corps too.

Rest In Peace, Bernard Shaw. Semper Fidelis. ‘Til Valhalla.

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**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260/2 "2022-09-09T16:51:30Z")

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I found some Marine Corps related photos of him. I’m still trying to find his boot camp photo.

[[Album] R.I.P. Bernard Shaw, Corporal, USMC, 1959-1963 ![](https://i.imgur.com/tRtrrXD.jpeg?fb "R.I.P. Bernard Shaw, Corporal, USMC, 1959-1963") ](https://imgur.com/a/VFjq7Mb)

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**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260/3 "2022-09-09T18:49:45Z")

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He served 4 years. Was he wounded? Wasn’t the regular stint in 6 year increments?

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-anchor-bernard-shaw-dead-at-82/971260/4 "2022-09-09T20:40:42Z")

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Regular enlistments were usually four years.