John C. Daniel; Navy Vice Admiral, Peace Negotiator
John C. Daniel, 93, a retired Navy vice admiral who helped negotiate the armistice that ended the Korean War. Daniel was assigned to the United Nations command and became a top peace negotiator for Gen. Mark Clark, putting together the agreement that ended the war in 1953. He later served as commander of the Atlantic Fleet, retiring from the Navy in 1960 after 36 years. In Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday of complications from pneumonia.
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