THE VANISHING GENERATION
November 14, 2008
November 14, 2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 - Rep. J. Randy Forbes, D-Va. (4th CD), issued the following column:
It was more than 90 years ago that an ordinary young kid named Frank Buckles reported to Fort Riley, Kansas for his first assignment in the U.S. Army. We were a nation at war, and strong-willed Buckles was determined to serve his country. Buckles was 16-years-old when he chose to be trained as a medic ambulance driver - ambulance drivers were needed in France and being a driver meant a quick t . . .
It was more than 90 years ago that an ordinary young kid named Frank Buckles reported to Fort Riley, Kansas for his first assignment in the U.S. Army. We were a nation at war, and strong-willed Buckles was determined to serve his country. Buckles was 16-years-old when he chose to be trained as a medic ambulance driver - ambulance drivers were needed in France and being a driver meant a quick t . . .