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August · 03-06-11, 09:04 PM

I have no problem with having the last veteran of a war honored when he passes on. Buckles death does mark the final passing of a generation. We now live in a country where the Great War has passed beyond living memory. That is worth taking special note I'd think.

03-06-11, 09:04 PM	#7
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,226 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have no problem with having the last veteran of a war honored when he passes on. Buckles death does mark the final passing of a generation. We now live in a country where the Great War has passed beyond living memory. That is worth taking special note I'd think. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.