Last veteran of WWI dies in W. Va. at age 110

[Infohawk]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110228/ap_on_re_us/us_obit_last_wwi_veteran

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Frank Buckles, who lied about his age to get into uniform during World War I and lived to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of that war, has died. He was 110.
Buckles, who also survived being a civilian POW in the Philippines in World War II, died peacefully of natural causes early Sunday at his home in Charles Town, biographer and family spokesman David DeJonge said in a statement. Buckles turned 110 on Feb. 1 and had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in Washington, D.C.

It's amazing and sad that so many of his contemporaries died and missed out on a century of history. WWI was one of the more heinous wars ever. Hopefully we don't forget its lesson.

 

[dmcowen674]

RIP to an entire Generation

 

[Zebo]

Talk about seen it all, wow.

 

[Infohawk]

Talk about seen it all, wow.

Yeah his experience as a WW2 POW is probably a hell of a story in itself.

 

[Kadarin]

End of an era... :salute:

 

[Atreus21]

Good gravy. 110.

I salute the man. God bless him.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Thanks for your service Frank. Fair winds and following seas

 

[Anubis]

 

[Texashiker]

The man served in 2 world wars? We need more people like Frank Buckles.

 

[darkewaffle]

Heard this on the radio today, kudos Mr Buckles.

 

[Sinsear]

RIP

 

[feralkid]

Last living US WWI vet dies in W. Va. at age 110.


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[Matt915]

R.I.P. Heck of a life

 

[Jaskalas]

Rest in Peace.

Seems P&N agrees on something. :thumbsup:

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

RIP Frank