Richard Rose, an Ohio resident who survived two tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, passed away on July 4 from complications of COVID-19, just a few days after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
His death came just weeks after he posted several messages on social media deriding face masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Now posts are going viral online that show Rose saying he didn’t believe in wearing masks back in April. Rose also posted support for Trump, made jokes about rape, attacked Black Lives Matter protestors and transgender people and accused Democrats of lying about the dangers of the coronavirus in order to “rig the elections in their favor.” On April 28, Rose wrote on Facebook: “Let make this clear.