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Nov 24, 1922 Nebraska, United States Died on 20 Mar 2011 (aged 88)
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- Mike Layton (November 24, 1922 – March 20, 2011) was an American newspaper journalist who wrote for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Olympian from the 1960s through the 1980s, often covering Washington state politics.
- Before and after Pearl Harbor, Layton served in the US Army remote Aleutian Islands.
- Later, in 1944–45, he served as a paratrooper in the European theater of World War II, in the 82nd Airborne Division.
- Layton was also a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the 11th Airborne Division and 10th Special Forces Group.
- Layton wrote the book Easy Blood: Ronald Reagan's Proxy Wars in Central America, about his research and experiences travelling in Central America (in particular Nicaragua), and My Very Worst Friend, a memoir and autobiography.
