Nightly News   |  February 27, 2012

Prosecutor, judge Lynn D. ‘Buck’ Compton has died

The World War II veteran best known as the prosecutor who went after Sirhan Sirhan for the assassination of U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, has died at the age of 90. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> lynn compton has died. when band of brothers came out, we got to know buck compton through his character on the show as a d-day paratrooper. a brave and modest member of the greatest generation . judge lynn "buck" compton was 90 years old.