Randy ‘Duke’ Cunningham, Vietnam War hero convicted of accepting bribes as a congressman, dies at 83

AP ^ | 8/30/25 | Jaimie Ding

[Rinnwald]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy “Duke” Cunningham, whose feats as a U.S. Navy flying ace during the Vietnam War catapulted him to a U.S House of Representatives career that ended in disgrace when he was convicted of accepting $2.4 million in bribes, has died. He was 83.

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

He was a saint compared to Nancy Pelousy.

RIP.

[Telepathic Intruder]

If he was a Democrats, taking bribes would have been considered normal.

[BatGuano]

This is a sad end to a great person who went beyond greatness as a pilot!
He should be remembered for that, not for being scandalized. Most of the congressmen/women are guilty of CRIMES worse than Duke’s!

[No name given]

That’s correct.

[No name given]

Agreed.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

This is a sad end to a great person who went beyond greatness as a pilot! He should be remembered for that, not for being scandalized. Most of the congressmen/women are guilty of CRIMES worse than Duke’s!

He should be remembered for both. You don't get to accept millions in bribes just because you were a war hero -- that's a betrayal to the people who elected him.

[Doc91678]

RIP Maverick..

[sheik yerbouty]

Didn’t Songbird McWeasel have a hand in this?

[doorgunner69]

I remember a few memorable things he did.

I think it was him that shouted down Mad Max Waters

“shut up you socialist!”

And saying after being questioned about his colonoscopy

“Only barney Frank would enjoy that”

[SaveFerris]

The story of Showtime 100 with Duke
and “Willy Irish” Driscoll is one of
the great air combat stories of Vietnam

[Anti-Bubba182]

True! RIP!

[ptsal]

BKMK

[Ezekiel]

RIP Maverick..<<<

The inspiration for Top Gun Pete Mitchell’s character, and for the name of his father, Duke Mitchell:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gun#Cast

[equaviator]

[skr]

May God bless his loved ones with comfort and strength.

[DesertRhino]

He was targeted for mockery of lgbt in the military. And mocking poofter barber Frank. One of the last of a breed.

[DesertRhino]

And they had a 25 year old pan face oriental girl scribble the article. Keeping it classy AP….

[Fury]

What specifically about the person who write the article do you object to?

That she was “oriental”?

[FlingWingFlyer]

The ASS Press’s Jaimaie Ding Dong is the perfect ASS to compose that headline. Screw they/them.