March 1, 2011
washingtonpoststyle: The last surviving World War I veteran died on Sunday. His name was Frank Buckles. He was 110. He faked his age to join the army at 16, and drove an ambulance behind the Western Front.

washingtonpoststyle:

The last surviving World War I veteran died on Sunday. His name was Frank Buckles. He was 110. He faked his age to join the army at 16, and drove an ambulance behind the Western Front.

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    RIP Frank Buckles. I was inspired to write a flash fiction piece by his story. How strange must that be, to be the last...
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    Why was I unaware of this tragic passage of time? Rest in peace, sir.
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