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To: Cats Pajamas
Beautiful story, thank you for posting with the pics. Such sincere elegance by the first couple. Classy.

But this...

I couldn't help but snicker at the horrible CBS journalist-writing.

"The president and first lady placed flags at the headstone of Frank Buckles, the last surviving World War I veteran"

No disrepect to Corporal Buckles, but if he's surviving why does he have a headstone?

[I'm sure Frank would get a kick out of that!]

How about, "...Frank Buckles, the longest surviving WWI Veteran who passed away in 2011 at the age of 110."

English today.

349 posted on 05/23/2019 1:21:43 PM PDT by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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To: KitJ

383 posted on 05/23/2019 2:29:23 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Freedom or Liberty? Which would you choose?)
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To: KitJ
Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syria Nod to Corn for link post on twitter.
384 posted on 05/23/2019 2:29:28 PM PDT by Cats Pajamas (Freedom or Liberty? Which would you choose?)
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