110-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last veteran of WWI, died peacefully in his home in Charles Town, West Virginia of natural causes at approximately 12:30 AM on February 27, 2011.
Buckles was born on February 1, 1901 and has been advocating for a National Memorial for WWI in Washington DC and actively pursued his role as the torchbearer for his fellow soldiers from the ‘Great War’. To date neither the Congress nor the Senate has passed the laws that were introduced nearly two years ago.
Buckles made history when he was asked to testify before a Senate committee on December 3, 2009 as to why there should be a memorial in our Nation’s Capitol.
The family asks that donations be made to the National World War One Legacy Project to honor Frank Buckles and the 4,734,991 Americans that he served with during WWI.
The project is managed by the non-profit Survivor Quest and will educate students about Frank Buckles and WWI through a documentary, bronze of Frank Buckles and traveling educational exhibition.
Cpl Buckles is to be buried on the hallowed grounds of Arlington National Cemetery on 15 Mar 2011 at approximately 1600 hours.
ETA: I didn't see the first thread right away and that excerpt is from my invitation to be at Arlington.