Looks like one of the last of a dwindling generation is gone.
One can only imagine what stories this man could share with us all. At least he died of natural causes and can finally rest in a more peaceful place!
Last veteran of WWI dies in W. Va. at age 110
© 2011 The Associated Press
Feb. 27, 2011, 11:35PM
© 2011 The Associated Press
Feb. 27, 2011, 11:35PM
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A spokesman says the nation's last surviving veteran of World War I has died in West Virginia. He was 110.
Biographer and family spokesman David DeJonge said in a statement that Frank Woodruff Buckles died early Sunday of natural causes in his home in Charles Town, W.Va.
Buckles lied about his age to get into uniform at age 16. He served in England and France, working mainly as a driver and a warehouse clerk. He did not see combat.
Buckles also survived being a civilian POW in the Philippines in World War II.
He turned 110 on Feb. 1. He had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in Washington, D.C.
More than 4.7 million people joined the U.S. military from 1917-18 for the war.
The truth is, we are getting older and older! Members of our family and circle of friends are getting smaller every day! Time to start the mending of old torn fences in the family, patching up old quarrels, making some over-due peace with those we hold old grudges with.
Time to start living each day as though it were our last! It very well could be, my friends! Look around at all the goings on in the world and you'll realize that!
C'mon, let's get some fresh coffee and sit outside for a bit!
