Topic: Frank Buckles
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Last WWI veteran from US dies in W. Va.
Last WWI veteran: Buckles had been advocating for a national memorial honoring veterans of the Great War in the nation's capital and asked about its progress weekly, sometimes daily.
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Frank Buckles: What the last doughboy wanted for other veterans
The last surviving American soldier from World War I pointed to the problem all veterans face: Wars are too quickly forgotten
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Veterans Day 2010: how Americans paid tribute
Veterans Day 2010 observances included a charity cross-country 'Gumpathon' and 'code talkers' ringing the bell on Wall Street.
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For some veterans, wars never end
Troops now coming home from Iraq -- and those scheduled to return from Afghanistan next year -- often carry the war with them.
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