Posted on Nov 11, 2017
11th day of 11th month: War dead honored on Armistice Day
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Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901– February 27, 2011) was a United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 at the age of 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley, driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe.
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Sgt Wayne Wood
You know, i often hear Americans ask why WWI armistice is so important... ii never heard that from Brits/Aussies/Canadians or other commonwealth folks.
The simple fact is that the US didn’t suffer much in WWI. The Europeans & commonwealth lost AN ENTIRE GENERATION of young men.
Poppies.
The simple fact is that the US didn’t suffer much in WWI. The Europeans & commonwealth lost AN ENTIRE GENERATION of young men.
Poppies.
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You know, I often find myself wondering about he fact that it's been nearly a century since it ended...I just find that kind of weirdly nostalgic, in a way. I read about the last U.S. vet from it having been lost a few years ago, I'll try to find the Wikipedia page....
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Sgt Wayne Wood
Frank Woodruff Buckles (born Wood Buckles, February 1, 1901– February 27, 2011) was a United States Army corporal and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 at the age of 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley, driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe.
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