Elizabeth Warren's oldest brother dies of coronavirus: ‘He was a natural leader’

Don Reed Herring, a Vietnam war veteran, died on Tuesday evening in Oklahoma

The Massachusetts senator and former presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren made public the news on Thursday that one of her brothers died of coronavirus earlier this week.

Warren made the announcement on Twitter, saying: "My oldest brother, Don Reed, died from coronavirus on Tuesday evening. He joined the Air Force at 19 and spent his career in the military, including five and a half years off and on in combat in Vietnam. He was charming and funny, a natural leader."