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Last WWI veteran has died

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Inky_Wretch, Feb 7, 2012.

  1. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    She was 110 years old.

    http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/08/world/europe/florence-green-last-world-war-i-veteran-dies-at-110.html?_r=1&src=tp
     
    Inky_Wretch, Feb 7, 2012
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  2. Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.

    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St. Well-Known Member

    What a well-written obituary, and an interesting story on how she was re-discovered.
     
    Corky Ramirez up on 94th St., Feb 8, 2012
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  3. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Truly the end of an era. How far away it all seems, and yet the ramifications of that war are obviously still very much apparent today.
     
    Double J, Feb 8, 2012
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  4. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Thought this was kind of funny:

    At Marham, Mrs. Green witnessed what was undoubtedly the most benign bombing of the war. On Nov. 11, 1918, when armistice was declared, the Marham fliers celebrated by swooping down on the Narborough airfield, a few miles away, and letting loose bags of flour. The Narborough boys quickly retaliated by pelting Marham with bags of soot.
     
    Armchair_QB, Feb 8, 2012
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