[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3269]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 SENATE RESOLUTION 89--RELATING TO THE DEATH OF FRANK W. BUCKLES, THE 
     LONGEST SURVIVING UNITED STATES VETERAN OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR

  Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Udall of 
Colorado, Mr. Begich, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
Mr. Lieberman, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Wyden, Ms. 
Landrieu, Mr. Brown of Massachusetts, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Bingaman) 
submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 89

       Whereas Frank Woodruff Buckles is the last known American 
     World War I veteran, who passed away on February 27, 2011, at 
     the age of 110, and represents his generation of veterans;
       Whereas America's support of Great Britain, France, 
     Belgium, and its other allies in World War I marked the first 
     time in the Nation's history that American soldiers went 
     abroad in defense of liberty against foreign aggression, and 
     it marked the true beginning of the ``American century'';
       Whereas more than 4,000,000 men and women from the United 
     States served in uniform during World War I, among them 2 
     future presidents, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower;
       Whereas 2,000,000 individuals from the United States served 
     overseas during World War I, including 200,000 naval 
     personnel who served on the seas;
       Whereas the United States suffered 375,000 casualties 
     during World War I, including 116,516 deaths;
       Whereas the events of 1914 through 1918 shaped the world, 
     the United States, and the lives of millions of people in 
     countless ways; and
       Whereas Frank Woodruff Buckles is the last veteran to 
     represent the extraordinary legacy of the World War I 
     veterans: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate recognizes the historic contributions of all 
     United States veterans who served in the First World War; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of Frank W. Buckles, 
     the longest surviving United States veteran of the First 
     World War.
       Sec. 2.  The Secretary of the Senate is directed to 
     transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of 
     the deceased.

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