Last living U.S. WWI veteran dies

[PavePusher]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/27/last-living-u-s-wwi-veteran-dies/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

"Last living U.S. WWI veteran dies

Frank Buckles, the last living U.S. World War I veteran, has died, a
spokesman for his family said Sunday. He was 110."





Under the wide and starry sky,
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Glad did I live and gladly die,
And I laid me down with a will.
This be the verse you grave for me:
Here he lies where he longed to be;
Home is the sailor, home from sea,
And the hunter home from the hill.

Rest well sir, and your comrades may see you again by and by.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

1. May he rest in peace.

:patriot:

[OmahaBlueDog]

2. Few can fathom the horrors of WWI.

May he rest in peace.

[krispos42]

3. End of an Era

:-(

[Historic NY]

4. RIP I will hoist the glass.....you work is done here Cpl. Buckles.

Day is done, gone the sun
From the lakes, from the hills, from the sky
All is well, safely rest
God is near.
Fading light dims the sight
And a star gems the sky, gleaming bright
From afar, drawing near
Falls the night.
Thanks and praise for our days
Neath the sun, neath the stars, neath the sky
As we go, this we know
God is near.


http://www.armystudyguide.com/downloads/Taps.mp3

[kysrsoze]

5. Many thanks, and rest in peace, Frank.

[pinboy3niner]

6. R.I.P., Corporal Buckles

:patriot:

[gateley]

7. What changes in the world this hero has witnessed! May he rest in peace, his good deeds go with him.

:patriot:

[madmax]

8. Thank you - RIP nt

[pansypoo53219]

9. wait for the last of WW2.

all of my families WW2 vets are gone.

[Historic NY]

10. 96yo cousin passed last week he was a Merchant Seaman...

did the run to Murmansk.

[white cloud]

11. And the disgrace of our greatest again by the RW

http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/boehner-says-no-capitol-ceremony-for-world-war-i-vet-20110303