Last US veteran of WWI dies

The last US veteran of World War I has died aged 110.

Mon, 28 Feb, 2011 - 16:04

The last US veteran of World War I has died aged 110.

Frank Buckles lied about his age to join the army in 1917, when the US entered the war that April.

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