Hmmm. What was Boehners response. Im surprised at this?
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Ping to read later. This sounds odd.
Question.. Have we had remains of last vets from past wars in the capital?
Not really. Boehner wants to honor him, just not what the WV Senators requested. His distinction is being the last living WWI vet. He didn’t even serve overseas during the war.
“Steel said Boehner and Reid will ask Defense Secretary Robert Gates to allow a memorial service for Buckles at Arlington National Cemetery in nearby Arlington, Va., “surrounded by honored veterans of every American war.”
I’m sure there is more to this and seeing how it’s Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin behind this they probably had legislation attached that spent billions and outlawed Republicans
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Woolson
Albert Woolson, last survivor of the War of the Northern Aggression was buried in Arlington but didn’t lie in state in the Capital.
It’s not the first odd thing Boehner has done though.
I will reserve judgment until I hear Boehner’s reasoning for it. I personally don’t see why it should be a problem, although I know some have complained that the honor was being used too frequently, and was suppose to be used only for Presidents and the Senate/House leaders who died in office. The only other reason I could think of that they would deny it, (not to diminish his service) but Mr. Buckles didn’t really accomplish anything that any other WW I veteran did other than outlive them all. Perhaps they feel it would be an insult to other WW I vets that died previously with greater battle awards and weren’t given a similar honor.
something doesn’t sound right about this and of course this is the AP, a propaganda arm of the Dems.
What the AP is trying to tell the idiots out there is that the last vet should be honored and he said no.
That crap might wash with the left who are not known for thinking for themselves but it doesn’t wash with me.
I’ll wait till I see and hear more facts before making a decision and right now this sounds like a hit piece
I will NEVER again take these news pukes at their word, not without first checking the story out myself.
If I do someone please clobber me with a pipe wrench.
This is all wrong!
As the last surviving WWI veteran, he became the symbolic representation of all those who went before him. He should be honored in a way that honors all WWI vets, not because he alone deserves it, but because they all do.
Rather than having a kneejerk reaction to this, why not spend a second thinking about the other side of the argument. This isn’t exactly the best time in history to be opening the Capitol to the public for an event that, unfortunately, has political overturns. Not to mention the recent ruling on the inability to limit, entirely, protests at funerals.
Would it really be a good idea to take this risk and have it turn out to be a nightmare instead of a solemn honor? And do we have the info that they have on the Capitol about these types of security issues right now?
I’m not saying the decision was well-founded. I don’t know that. But I sure as Hell’s Bells know it can be mighty dumb to have kneejerk reactions of “disgust” when all the facts, and risks, are not known.
I say let’s focus on honoring our vets. We can do that without this particular ceremony.
Now, I am not saying that she should or should not have been given this honor, but if Rosa Parks received this honor, there should be no question that Frank Buckles should be honored too.