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Biden looks to Pointe du Hoc to inspire the push for democracy abroad and at home

A search and rescue operation is underway after reports of a plane crash in the San Juan Islands.

His photo is credited with sparking the global environmental movement for showing how delicate and isolated Earth appeared from space

Former Apollo 8 astronaut also helped in making sure command and service module worked on space mission

Maj. Gen. Bill Anders, 90, was a member of the Apollo 8 space mission, which was the first crew to reach the moon in 1968. He died June 7 in a plane crash in WA.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic "Earthrise" photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed Friday when the plane he was piloting alone plummeted into the waters off the San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90. His son, retired Air Force Lt. Col. Greg Anders, confirmed the death to The Associated Press.

Retired Maj. Gen. William Anders, the former Apollo 8 astronaut who took the iconic “Earthrise” photo showing the planet as a shadowed blue marble from space in 1968, was killed

The National Transportation Safety Board and FAA are investigating the crash

Retired Maj. Gen. William "Bill" Anders was killed in a plane crash near the coast of Jones Island in San Juan County Friday morning. He was 90.