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Offline usvi

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Americas last WWI vet dies
« on: February 28, 2011, 06:54:33 AM »
The last WWI veteran has died.My grandfather was in the war to end all wars and was wounded by a grenade.This vets passing marks the end of an era.  :salute

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-buckles-20110228,0,405865.story


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Re: Americas last WWI vet dies
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2011, 12:17:25 PM »
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DEFINITION OF A VETERAN
A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."
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Re: Americas last WWI vet dies
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2011, 03:44:52 PM »
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