World War I Veteran Frank Buckles Is Honored By British Defense Secretary
CHARLES TOWN, WV - MARCH 19: Air Vice-Marshal Michael J. Harwood CBE MA RAF (L) shakes hands with World War I veteran Frank Buckles, 108 years old, while accompanying British Defence SecretaryJohn Hutton, who paid a visit to present him with a framed print titled "Side by Side" March 19, 2009 in Charles Town, West Virginia. Buckles, who served overseas in England and France, is the last surviving WWI veteran. Buckles drove ambulances and motorcycles for the Army's 1st Fort Riley Casual Detachment. After the Armistice in 1918, Buckles escorted prisoners of war back to Germany. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
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