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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Daisy Nguyen

Oldest National Park Service ranger Betty Reid Soskin dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who became a national figure as the oldest-serving National Park Service ranger and used her platform to illuminate the African American experience during the Second World War, has died at the age of 104.

Her family and the park service confirmed her passing via social media, stating she was surrounded by loved ones at her California home on Sunday. Her cause of death was not disclosed.

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