On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 18:52:40 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

113 year old Henry Allingham passed away today. He was supposedly the
oldest man in the world, and was the last of the British WW1 veterans.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/global/200...enry-allingham

Sleep well Henry.

Ditto.
My grand dad was a WWI vet. He's long gone, but this chap
had some legs.
When I was a kid, the news was the last of the Civil War vets passing
on. Usually Reb drummer boys as I recall.
My, how time flies!
Better get to boating and fishing - while you can.

--Vic