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Va. Beach’s 1st African-American Firefighter Dead at 66
Virginia Beach, Va.’s first African-American firefighter, retired Master Firefighter Anthony “Tony” Cooke, has died, WAVY reports. The Virginia Beach Fire Department issued a statement Wednesday expressing “much sadness” about Cooke’s passing. “To say that Tony served with distinction during his 25 years with the fire department is an understatement and does not even begin to describe…