[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2785]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR OF FRANK BUCKLES, WORLD WAR I VETERAN

  (Mr. FITZPATRICK asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor the life of Frank 
Buckles, who was the last surviving veteran of World War I. Frank 
Buckles passed away this weekend. He was 110 years old.
  I am particularly proud to pay tribute to Mr. Buckles today because 
of his deep roots and connection to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, which 
is located in my congressional district, Pennsylvania's Eighth.
  Frank Buckles' ancestors first arrived in what was to become the 
United States in 1702. They settled in Philadelphia; and in 1732, the 
same year that George Washington was born, Frank's ancestors married 
into a Quaker family and moved to Bucks County.
  Mr. Speaker, with the passing of Frank Buckles, we mourn not just the 
man who served his country honorably, but we also mourn the passing of 
an era. His death reminds us of those who have served and those who 
continue to serve their country in the Armed Forces, and we honor their 
sacrifices in the name of Frank Buckles.

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