The United States last surviving World War I veteran has been honored by the Pentagon and President Bush.
My father also joined the Army under age in 1944. When his older brother entered the service, the Army found out that they had two men with the same (unusual) name and kicked my Dad out. He re-entered the service a few months later when he was old enough.
I offer a tight salute to the men who have seen it all and are still around to remind us of good lives lived.