Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last known living American-born veteran of World War I, was honored Sunday at the Liberty Memorial during Memorial Day weekend celebrations. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

Born in 1900, Bill Stone first tried to enlist in the Navy when he was 15 to serve his country. He successfully enlisted aged 18.

He stayed in the service until 1945 and was the last veteran to have served in both WWI and WWII.

He is survived by Henry Allingham, 112, and Harry Patch, 110 who both served in WWI. picked by pocksucket 11 months ago

Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe during World War I, died Saturday at the age of 111, his care home in Britain said.

Patch, who fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917, was also Britain's oldest man following the death of fellow veteran Henry Allingham, the oldest man in the world, one week ago.
Related and Related picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A 90-year-old war veteran suffering from ten complaints including bowel cancer, dementia and non-Hodgkins lymphoma has been denied NHS nursing care and told that he must pay the £600-a-week bill himself. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Officials in central Michigan say a 93-year-old man who owed more than $1,000 in unpaid electric bills froze to death inside his home -- where the municipal power company had restricted his use of electricity. picked by dollyllama 10 months ago

US veteran Howard Manoian loved to tell stories of his dramatic D-Day mission - but his military records show they were lies. picked by makuus 5 months ago

The widows of two Veterans are sueing over the lack of a pentagram to place on their husbands tombstones saying that it is unconstitutional for them to not be able to express their religous beliefs. picked by escaflowne 3 years ago

Iraq war veteran Sgt. Juan Arredondo can grasp tennis balls and door knobs with his left hand again, now that he's been outfitted with a bionic hand that has flexible fingers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

They took stones meant for destruction to make a new patio in back of their house. Probably wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't veteran headstones. picked by jhordie 7 months ago

Korean War veteran comes back to life, writes book. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

A British Iraq war veteran has died after he was given a pair of cancerous lungs donated by a smoker as part of a lung transplant. picked by ruthstark 1 month ago

Last summer, disabled vet Phil Packer was told he would probably never walk again. On Saturday, he plans to finish the London Marathon. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Daryl Holton, 45, a Gulf war veteran who murdered his three sons and their half-sister with an assault rifle after promising them a Christmas surprise, was the first inmate to be electrocuted in the state of Tennessee since 1960. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Five teenage girls spraypainted anti-Anzac (Aussie Veteran's Day) slogans on a war memorial hours before the Anzac Day dawn service was due to begin. picked by VooDooPeacock 3 years ago

TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- Harry Richard Landis, who enlisted in the Army in 1918 and was one of only two known surviving U.S. veterans of World War I, has died. He was 108.

Just two months after MandolinOrange posted this. picked by TchEngRox 2 years ago

Watkins and his wife, Ria, received a final notices from the Sussex homeowners' association in Clermont that they must remove the flag or else face legal action. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Soldiers returning from duty are committing suicide at an alarming rate. I must say I am afraid for my son to deploy again, as a reservist for a longer and perhaps more dangerous tour. picked by TraumaMamma 2 years ago

Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki confirmed that the Obama administration is considering making veterans pay for treatment of service-related injuries with private insurance. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

...Computer simulations could help soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder.

"They experience the sights, sounds, smells and vibrations of their original experience. It is a way of overcoming a natural difficulty in using their own imagination during the therapeutic process." picked by bingo 3 weeks ago

why i love colorado , the pto laws here are getting better and better all the time , it is about time the rest of the country follow and legalize picked by hoimaha 2 years ago