Frank Buckles - An American Hero

[danelectro59]

I find it rather disparaging that this story got as little attention as it did, but then I guess people just aren't into, or don't care about history as much as they used to. Here was the last living link to a war that shaped the 20th century and still has implications to this day ie; the Middle East and the Muslim world which was thwarted by the Ottomans for 300+ years. I know it's much more exciting to read the exploits of Charlie Sheen than care about a 110 year old man, but I personally find stories like this much more fascinating than some overpaid, egotistical drugged out idiot who I give a rat's ass about. But hey, he's not the train wreck. That would be the modern day media.

Anyway, for those who care

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022800165.html

[ally]

This becomes even more interesting as there are now only two known WWI veterans left period. I was going to post their names but thought it might be more appropriate for people to look into this themselves and read up on these forgotten heros and their generation

[Walesdad]

An American hero this gentleman was called?Never a truer word.