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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Did You Know...

"Last U.S. veteran of World War I turns 109

By Paul Courson, CNN

February 1, 2010 5:32 p.m. EST

Sen. John Thune of South Dakota helps Frank Buckles, right, speak before a Senate subcommittee in December.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Frank Buckles, 109 on Monday, is the last living U.S. veteran of WWI

Buckles wants lawmakers to make D.C. monument a national WWI memorial

Monument currently honors only D.C. veterans of the war

Congress has not yet decided on the legislation

Charles Town, West Virginia (CNN) -- The last surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, former Cpl. Frank Buckles, turned 109 on Monday and is still hoping for a national memorial to his comrades in Washington.
More than a dozen friends and relatives gathered Monday afternoon at the West Virginia farmhouse where Buckles lives to wish the old soldier well. One friend included U.S. Army Sgt. Gustavo Rodriguez, who was Buckles' escort in 2008 during a trip to Washington when he met with then-President George W. Bush.
Rodriguez recently returned from a tour of duty in Iraq, and he presented Buckles with a folded American flag that had flown over an Army camp on the Fourth of July."