They killed him for his information. Dr. Rashid Buttar, an osteopathic physician who spent years promoting vaccines and COVID warning and a well-known figure in the world of “medical freedom,” died at home of undisclosed causes on May 18, 2023, according to a statement attributed to his family and shared widely online. He was a retired major in the U.S. Army and had served in the 5th Special Forces Group and the 101st Airborne Division.