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U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, for his funeral ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 15, 2011.

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U.S. Army soldiers with 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carry the casket of Army Cpl. Frank Woodruff Buckles, the last American World War I veteran, for his funeral ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, March 15, 2011.

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