World War I Veteran(s)

[honez 79]

In order for Frank Buckles to lie in state in the nation's capitol it must be approved in Congress. This sucks out loud!!!!! Obama should step up and order this to be done, not only for the sake of Mr. Buckles but also in respect for the other Americans who gave their lives - or time - in service during the Great War!

 

There will be no other WWI veterans left to honor in this way.

So you believe that the US President should arbitrarily overrule the democratically elected peoples' representatives and legislative powers in Congress?

I think Frank Buckles and every other US serviceman (person?) that fought in the Great War, and every one since, were fighting to keep exactly the kind of elected government and constitution in place that "sucks out loud!!!!!" [sic]

Or am I misunderstanding your rebuke of the US system and your call for the US President to impose his/your will on the people, overturning democratic process along the way?

[notaguest 16]

And so the last male veteran Claude Choules h as passed on ,aged 110 ,leaving Florence Green as the last living world war one veteran

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

BBC reporting Choules, significant for those of us waiting in dead pool points for the fella.

[Body Snatcher 44 107]

Goodbye Claude - may you rest peacefully in the knowledge that you have secured a special and unique place in history.

[notaguest 16]

It's amazing to think that out of all the million of men and women who fought in the first world war Claude Choules was the last person on earth who had actual memories of it.It's an historic,and sad, day

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Agreed Notaguest, I had an affection for Claude and Harry Patch based on the down to earth interviews I'd heard them give. Both of them hated war, and said so when others suggested they were heroes.

 

Then again, I'm quietly elated at the thought that Claude (3rd in the HPDP line up at the start of the year) has pegged out after the two above him.

[Toast 16,141]

I too had a special affection for Claude, seeing as the British media had a habit of ignoring his existence just because he lived in Australia.

 

Well done Claude, and RIP.

[Guest Guest]

Last world war one veteran Florence Green has die. So thats that. http://www.edp24.co....d_110_1_1201358

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Last world war one veteran Florence Green has die. So thats that. http://www.edp24.co....d_110_1_1201358

 

Whaddya mean; that's points!

[Whitehouse 872]

So after Titanic another thread that can be locked.

 

Or can there be another one who went below the radar?

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

Unlikely, and I guess we're one step closer to the locking with the BBC awarding dead pool points reporting the death. Link, she's #2 on my HPDP list, BTW.

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-16929653

[sympathyforthedevil 11]

And then there were none.

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

Geeeez! Never thought when I started this thread back in April it would still be going in November....cool!

 

6 years later....

 

It would seem a shame to lock this thread, I'm sure there are a few stragglers and dubious contenders who will appear and claim to have taken part in some shape or form in WW1.

 

The oldest veteran in the world is now Józef Kowalski, 112. He fought in the Polish- Soviet War (1919-1921)

[Spade_Cooley 9,530]

I thought we had a thread for generic "last surviving x" types, but apparently not. Here's a Wiki list of them, anyway: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_survivors_of_historical_events

 

Pick and choose yr own favourites.

[themaninblack 2,112]

I suppose WWI passes into history now, mind you there's still those who remember the conflict at the time. They must be getting on now...

[Godot 149]

I thought we had a thread for generic "last surviving x" types, but apparently not. Here's a Wiki list of them, anyway: http://en.wikipedia....storical_events

 

Pick and choose yr own favourites.

 

Well there was an attempt of sorts here. Great Wiki find there.

[maryportfuncity 10,647]

That is indeed a wonderful page and the kind of thing that keeps me donating to them. Dead pooling gold!

[millwall32 114]

I suppose WWI passes into history now, mind you there's still those who remember the conflict at the time. They must be getting on now...

 

Hadn't thought of it like that. If you remember soem aspect of the actual conflict (a battle happed in your village when you were 5 or something) are you technichally still a veteran?

 

As someone above said, don't lock the thread. There will certainly still be one or two who claim surviing veteran status.

[weasel 2]

Thanks to all of you who contributed to this thread. Hopefully it has been interesting and educational in some ways too!

[Eesti 151]

The math says that 32 will die this year, 13 in 2008, 5 in 2009, and the last two vets will die in 2010.

 

We will see if that holds up.

 

You underestimated the power of veterans

[Guest David]

It's quite tragic. They just don't glorify war with its death and destruction like they used to.

Tottenkopf - there is nothing glamorous about war. It's not a sport, it's not a laugh. Three of my cousins are in Afghanistan at the minute,

[Paul Bearer 6,102]

It's quite tragic. They just don't glorify war with its death and destruction like they used to.

Tottenkopf - there is nothing glamorous about war. It's not a sport, it's not a laugh. Three of my cousins are in Afghanistan at the minute,

 

But your cousins weren't press-ganged into joining up. They joined up on their own free will, took the kings shilling, and will be on the front line to anywhere in the world the MOD deem necessary.

[JR976evil 906]

It's quite tragic. They just don't glorify war with its death and destruction like they used to.

Tottenkopf - there is nothing glamorous about war. It's not a sport, it's not a laugh. Three of my cousins are in Afghanistan at the minute,

 

But your cousins weren't press-ganged into joining up. They joined up on their own free will, took the kings shilling, and will be on the front line to anywhere in the world the MOD deem necessary.

 

Unless they're in the Taliban?

[Octopus of Odstock 2,197]

Jozef Kowalski, arguably the last WWI-era veteran, survivor of the 1919-1921 Polish-Soviet War, has died - http://www.zachod.pl/radio-zachod/serwis-informacyjny/region/zmarl-najstarszy-lubuszanin-mial-113-lat/ - a grand old age of 113.

[Guest Guest]

I posted that on another thread.Didn't post it here because it turns out he probably didn't serve in WW1 after all. It's wierd that he was never verified as the worlds oldest man though, which he must have been if the age is correct