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‘Last living link’ to first World War turns 108

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — World War I took place so long ago — in a lost world of cavalry horses and biplanes — that it’s a little startling to meet Frank Buckles in the flesh.

Buckles, the last known U.S. military veteran of World War I, turned 108 today. He....

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