Pentagon Honors WWI Veteran, Unveils
Exhibit of Last Survivors' Photographs
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 - Defense Department officials honored one of the
world's last living World War I veterans in a ceremony at the Pentagon
today. "I feel honored to be here as a representative of the veterans of WWI
and I thank you," said Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107, who wore multiple
service medals and remained in a wheelchair. He received a standing ovation
from the mostly military audience. Story | Dedication
Portrait Exhibit Puts Face on First World War
David DeJonge is an award-winning photographer based in Grand Rapids, Mich., who specializes in portraits. In 2006, he partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to create a portrait exhibit of the last-known surviving veterans of World War I who lived in the United States. Portraits
Frank W. Buckles: World War I Vet Welcomes Celebrity of His Generation
WASHINGTON, March 7, 2008 - Frank Woodruff Buckles lived an unassuming life for 105 years. That was until word got out that he was among the last of a generation that his countrymen only recently seemed to embrace. Story
The End of an Era: The Last Surviving World War I Woman Veteran Dies
Charlotte Winters lived for 109 years. To some, she may have appeared to be
just an ordinary woman who enjoyed an extraordinarily long life. But the
passing of Charlotte Winters on March 27, 2007, marked the end of an era in
military women's history-she was the last-known surviving woman veteran of
WWI. Story
The War That Built the Modern U.S. Military
WASHINGTON, March 6, 2008 – Serbian nationalists who attacked the U.S. embassy in Serbia last month over American recognition of Kosovo's independence provided a somber reminder of how another violent incident nearly a century ago in that faraway place spiraled into a world war. Story
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In Flanders Fields
IN FLANDERS FIELDS the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields. |
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. Story
By Lt. Col. John McCrae
Maryland (1872-1918)
Canadian Army
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