Last WWI Veteran Dies, at 110.
Doesn't seem to be a lot to say. Imagine being a 16-year, and wanting to be 'Over There' serving your country bad enough that you lied to both the Marines and the Navy, before finally being accepted by the Army. I can't imagine 16 year-olds today wanting ANYTHING bad enough to go through that effort.
It's doesn't matter that he never actually saw combat....truth of intent was there, and as he once joked, 'Didn't I make every effort?'
Yes you did sir...yes you did. I can't imagine living to be 110 years old. And his family helping to still live at home. The story is he spent three hours the previous day, enjoying the sun on his front porch. What a glorious thing to be able to think of doing....
Pull up a log around the camp fire sir...you earned it.
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