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Happy 110th Birthday to Our Last Living World War I Veteran

This undated photo shows a young Frank Buckles in uniform.
Courtesy of the Veterans History Project
This undated photo shows a young Frank Buckles in uniform.

Today, former Army corporal Frank Buckles, the last living US veteran of World War I, turns 110. Jay Rockefeller writes a celebration of the man at CNN:

The Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress has compiled tons of archived material on Buckles and other veterans. After the jump, watch a UPI.com interview with the birthday boy. ( Added a short, sweet film about Frank Buckles that's better than the UPI piece; that's below as well.)

http://vimeo.com/5966300

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