myspace views counter
Top
Search

Search Talk Radio News Service:

Quick News
Latest Audio
Latest Photos
@PoliticalBrief
Search
Search Talk Radio News Service:
More Headlines
Latest Photos
@PoliticalBrief
« King’s Speech Sweeps Oscars | Main | White House Appoints First Gay Social Secretary »
Monday
Feb282011

Last American WWI Veteran Dies

DateMonday, February 28, 2011 at 9:00AM | AuthorStaff | | | Print ArticlePrint Article

Frank Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, died early Monday morning, according to a statement on the veteran’s official website.

Buckles, who was 110, joined the army in 1917 at the age of 16 and served as an ambulance driver.

In 2009, Buckles appeared before Congress to voice support for building a WWI Memorial on the National Mall, a project that he helped spearhead as Honorary Chair of the World War I Memorial Foundation.

CommentPost a Comment
in

Reader Comments

There are no comments for this journal entry. To create a new comment, use the form below.

PostPost a New Comment

Enter your information below to add a new comment.

My response is on my own website »
Author Email (optional):
Author URL (optional):
Post:
 
Some HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong>

Notify me of follow-up comments via email.