Senate honors last living Doughboy of WW1


	Senate honors last living Doughboy of WW1

gingembre

6-18-2008 11:21 PM

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gingembre says:

He looks much younger than 107!

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6-18-2008 11:26 PM

gingembre

More info about Mr. Buckles in this clip by ruralart last month.

6-19-2008 7:51 AM

Socratoad

As I ponder the wide panorama of history this man has witnessed I find it to be almost overwhelming.

Thanks gingembre for this clip and for the link to a previous clip.

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