On Jul 18, 9:16*pm, Vic Smith wrote:
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

Yes, My Dad told me the story of Albert Woolsen who died in 1956; a
year after I was born.

He said he was listening about him on a radio station commentary, and
they announcer said something like "Albert Woolsen Died today, and the
Grand Army of The Republic died with him..."

I think about that line occasionally.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Woolson