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Old 03-07-2008, 07:30 AM   #1
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Last US WWI Vet Visits Washington DC

Here is an article about the last American WWI vet Frank Buckles visiting Washington DC. He is part of a very exclusive club with around 14 surviving WWI Vets, on all sides.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/06/oldest.american.vet/

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Old 03-07-2008, 09:28 AM   #2
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A 107-year-old visiting ANYWHERE is news. Wow is that old. Nice story.
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Old 03-07-2008, 09:39 AM   #3
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Awesome. These people deserve all the respect in the world IMO.
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Old 03-07-2008, 10:40 PM   #4
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Wow what a guy. Lied about his age to join up and sever. That's awesome.
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Old 03-07-2008, 10:41 PM   #5
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Awesome. These people deserve all the respect in the world IMO.
That about sums it up.

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Old 03-08-2008, 06:46 AM   #6
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Wow, I'm still amazed he's alive.

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Old 03-08-2008, 08:52 PM   #7
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Awesome. These people deserve all the respect in the world IMO.

Hell yeah they do

It's also kind of sad that there's not many of them left. Would love to read their journals

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Old 03-08-2008, 10:17 PM   #8
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A 107-year-old visiting ANYWHERE is news. Wow is that old. Nice story.
I have an 103 year-old Grandpa. Does that count for anything? I'm 13-3/4 years-old by the way.
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That is amazing how he wanted to be in the army so much he'd "increase his age" and serve in WWI. And was a POW for 39 months.
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Old 03-09-2008, 05:54 AM   #9
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Wow, I'm still amazed he's alive.
Its amazing that anyone who went near the frontlines of WW1 was still alive at the end of 1918, let alone at the start of 2008.
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Old 03-09-2008, 10:29 AM   #10
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holy sh*t!? There's still 14? anyway, very cool that he's still around and much respect
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