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For Memorial Day, George Will offers the story of Frank Buckles<\/a>, the last man alive to serve the U.S. military in WWI. (He’s 107.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Memorial Day, George Will offers the story of Frank Buckles, the last man alive to serve the U.S. military in WWI. 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