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Offline Sandman

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Last of the WWI vets.
« on: February 07, 2008, 05:05:04 PM »
On Sunday, Harry Landis died, leaving Frank Buckles as the last living veteran of WWI.
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Offline rpm

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« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2008, 11:26:08 PM »
I read that the other day.
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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2008, 01:51:47 AM »
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Last of the WWI vets.
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2008, 06:09:52 AM »
Probably mean't the last american veteran...sadly there are no Australians left
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Last of the WWI vets.
« Reply #4 on: February 08, 2008, 06:30:20 AM »
Last German vet died earlier this year too. I think New Year's.
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