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01 Feb 09 - 03:48 PM (#2554708) Subject: BS: The Last US WWI vet turns 108 - Feb 2009 From: GUEST,Wesley S Her's a story about Frank Buckles the last living US veteran of World War One. He also has a website WWW.FrankBuckles.Org It makes me wonder if anyone has kept track od the World War One vets of other countries. Either way it's an interesting story. |
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01 Feb 09 - 03:54 PM (#2554715) Subject: RE: BS: The Last US WWI vet turns 108 - Feb 2009 From: Charley Noble Wesley- Thanks for posting this. Charley Noble |
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01 Feb 09 - 07:34 PM (#2554870) Subject: RE: BS: The Last US WWI vet turns 108 - Feb 2009 From: Sandra in Sydney I think our last vet died last year. I've been trying to find a pic of him soon after he joined up, he was 16 years old & looked so young. He's not the bloke mentioned on Wikipedia - List of surviving veterans of World War I Well, it turns out he died in 2002 & here's his story sandra |
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02 Feb 09 - 08:23 AM (#2555170) Subject: RE: BS: The Last US WWI vet turns 108 - Feb 2009 From: Backwoodsman Harry Patch is still going here (UK), and one other guy I think. Another died very recently. (Sorry, no names - tired old brain!) They appeared laying wreaths at the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph in November. Very lump-in-throat-provoking. |
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03 Feb 09 - 07:52 AM (#2556036) Subject: RE: BS: The Last US WWI vet turns 108 - Feb 2009 From: 3refs Only one Canadian left and he's been living in Washington State since the 1920's. John Babcock! |