Death of a Legend
 

Yakup Satar, the last Ottoman veteran of World War I, has apparently died (April 2nd). Satar was 110 years old, and had fond memories of the 1910's and 1920's. He joined the Ottoman Empire's army in 1915, and was taken prisoner by the British at the Second Battle of Kut in Baghdad. He served with Mustafa Kemal Ataturk during the Turkish War of Independence from 1919-1922, and could remember the downfall of the Ottoman Empire.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/com...cle3699665.ece

One last Austria-Hungarian veteran; no more German veterans and no more Ottoman veterans. It's a lonelier front, now. Almost all the veterans of the Central Powers are gone now, save for Franz Kunstler. How sad it is going to be when all are gone. The last of the Tommies, and the last of the Bosch are standing. There are a little over 10 remaining veterans total, and an even smaller number actually saw combat during the war.

What are we going to do when they're all gone...?

Rest in Peace

May he rest in Peace,

Let's not worry about that, they are gone but never forgotten.

HunterICX

Hunter wants us to build robot veterans to take their place.

Shame, Hunter :p

Well a salute to the gentleman and his comrades.

Funny thign is he may have fought my grandfather (who passed away a long time ago) who was in the Greek army fighting in Smyrna/Izmir during the 1922 Greco-Turkish war.

I hope if there is an afterlife they're sipping raki and coffee together.

Last french veteran died last month at the age of 110 years

http://www.emoticonland.net/smileys/...xpresss001.gif

Very sad, but inevitable.

RIP

In the words of the rememberance day service, "We wil remember them".

Pray and hope that the world never again goes down the same path.

amen to that...