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"I gave the general a snappy salute."
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Frank BucklesWhy should I read something someone made up when real events are so in — Frank Buckles
"Why should I read something someone made up when real events are so interesting?"
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Frank Buckles
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Frank Woodruff Buckles was a corporal in the United States Army and the last surviving American military veteran of World War I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1917 aged 16 and served with a detachment from Fort Riley, driving ambulances and motorcycles near the front lines in Europe.
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