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The second to last WW1 vet died this week.
The last living US vet is Frank Buckles, 107, of Charles Town, W.Va
The last living US vet is Frank Buckles, 107, of Charles Town, W.Va
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Everybody from the Roman Empire is dead too.
He lived to 107???
Man, that's awesome!
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My Great-GrandFather fought in that War, & died in like 89 or something.... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.
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holy crap 107?! wow good for him.oops I thought he was deadLast edited by toys2cool; Feb 7, '08, 10:05 PM."Time to nut up or shut up"
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Yes, but really an irrelevant comment on a serious topic.
He is still alive - that's the point.He lived to 107???
Man, that's awesome!
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Was he lost in the War ?
Both My Grandfathers fought in World War 2 as well. My Dad broke the cycle when he did not go to the Vietnam War. He wanted to go so desperatly for some reason, & still talks about it. I think it had something to our family history in serving during War Time. However he was a Mechanic , that worked on the F-14's & other fighter jets, & that was not needed there.... The Original Knight ..., Often Imitated, However Never Duplicated. The 1st Knight in Customs.
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In WW1 my grandfather fought Dix
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Wow...I find it amazing there's still one left.
We're losing Our WW2 Vet's rapidly...naturally of course, due the Their age brackett. My Dad fought in WW2 in the South Paciffic...on a Naval Destroyer(Fletcher Class). He was a Gun Captain(Gunners Mate 2nd Class). He's gone now.
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My Uncles all fought in WW II Only a few are left. My Dad was drafted into the airforce at the end of the war. He was there during the Berlin airlift.Wow...I find it amazing there's still one left.
We're losing Our WW2 Vet's rapidly...naturally of course, due the Their age brackett. My Dad fought in WW2 in the South Paciffic...on a Naval Destroyer(Fletcher Class). He was a Gun Captain(Gunners Mate 2nd Class). He's gone now.
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My grandfather also fought in WWI.
He fought in the trenches over in the Ardennes Forest and was also exposed to Mustard Gas and came back a permanantly disabled veteran.
He died in 1976, and was 80 years old. I was about 7 or 8 so I do have memories of him. I guess he'd also be 107 or 108 if he were alive today but after hearing about the amount of damage his lungs took during the war, I was surprised he lived that long.
My father fought in the Korean War and was basically right on the front lines. He was drafted into the Army but served with a unit attached to the Air Force (apparently the Air Force at the time was only made up of pilots without any of the manpower to support a military branch). He never spoke much about what he saw and I remember whenever I would ask him questions, he would always respond that he didn't remember.
He died about 14 years ago and I have heard all kinds of stories from my mom and uncles about him almost getting picked off by snipers a couple of times and a grenade attack that hit the barracks right next to his so it's amazing that he even came out of there alive."The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
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