Last Man Standing: Adios, Brave Soldier
by James Lee Jobe
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posted Oct 26 2011 6:25PM
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The last remaining veteran of World War 1 has died. Frank Buckles, at 110 years of age, died at his home in West Virginia Sunday morning. The Americans in that war were called Doughboys, my grandfather was one, and Mr. Buckles was the last man standing from among them. In recent years he fought for to see to it that his comrades were honored with a monument on the National Mall, alongside memorials for veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
After serving in World War 1, Buckles took employment as a ship's officer on merchant vessels. He was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines during World War II and held prisoner of war for more than three years before he was freed by U.S. troops. He seldom spoke of it, instead he spoke often of the need to remember the vets of WW1.
PLEASE CLICK HERE to link to the full story on the CNN site. -Jobe
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