Summary
CHARLES TOWN - Frank Buckles is 106 now and not as spry as he used to be. But try to help him from a chair to his feet, and he will bellow a loud, clear "No."
Ninety years after the headstrong teenager lied his way into a uniform, then the European theater of World War I, the older version of that boy remains fiercely independent, determined to live life on his terms, at his pace.See the full content of this document
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W.Va. Veteran Among Last From Wwi
That means to learn about Buckles, you'll need to sit a spell - to hear stories of a lifetime that hardly seems possible today, to hear stories of a war that few are still able to tell.
More than 4.7 million Americans joined the military from 1917- 18, but the U.S. Department ...See the full content of this document
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