Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Happy Birthday You Brave Magnificent Bastard


This is Frank Buckles, the last surviving American soldier who fought in WW1. For that he has my enternal respect and admiration. That was not a fun war.

9 comments:

csmith2884 said...

Ok know I will feel stupid later but..who is that?

Debra She Who Seeks said...

I bet he's your Dad, isn't he? WWII vet by the looks of that jaunty cap.

DrGoat said...

World War One vet, I think.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

"That was not a fun war." Which one was?

csmith2884 said...

I did not know any were left, just read about him..Wow Happy Birthday and thank you for you service.

Kal said...

WW II wasn't so bad. You at least had a legitimate REASON to be there and the sacrifice lead to the greatest era in human prosperity after the war. Unless you lived in Soviet bloc nations, or Africa - okay forget what I said. War sucks.

Doo said...

Happy Bday to him indeed. It's weird that there is only one left. Time passes by, oh well..

BobG said...

I used to know a WWI veteran; the difference was that he wore a spiked helmet. Shared a lot of beers with him, and heard a lot of interesting stories.

Tempo said...

We have only one left too. (here in OZ) It will be a sad day indeed when we lose them all..