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Frank Buckles is still with us

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:50 am
by themanintheseersuckersuit
But even more significant than the remarkable details of Mr. Buckles’s life is what he represents: Of the two million soldiers the United States sent to France in World War I, he is the only one left.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/opini ... oref=login

Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:47 am
by Beebs52
Oh my. My maternal grandfather was in France during WWI. I believe around Chateau Thierry. I remember him saying he used to order eggs by saying "Oeuf oeuf."

God bless them all.