A former US Representative best known for his wild partying and covertly funneling weapons and money to the Afghan Mujahidein fighting the Soviets in the 1980s passed away in Lufkin, TX today. Charlie Wilson, sometimes known as 'Good Time Charlie' was 76 years old and served in the 2nd Congressional District from 1972 to 1996. Wilson was also a graduate of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis and served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960.
The Democrat Congressman's tenure was revisited on the silver screen in 'Charlie Wilson's War', a 2007 film with Tom Hanks portraying the playboy Texas politician working with a Houston socialite and CIA officer to train and arm the Afghan Mujahideen.
Besides arranging the funding and organizing for a proxy war against the Soviets, Wilson also had a VA Clinic in Lufkin named in his honor.
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