June 18, 2008

Senate to honor Frank Woodruff Buckles

Filed under: In the News — HDW @ 3:11 pm

Senate to honor last living U.S. vet of WWI, at 107 – CNN.com

Buckles is the last survivor of the more than 2 million U.S. military men sent overseas to fight in what was called the Great War.

Buckles, who turned 107 in February, lied about his age to join the U.S. Army at the age of 16.

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