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  • Gov. honors Florida's last surviving World War I vet, 111 [years old]

    11/10/2006 7:19:01 PM PST · by MotleyGirl70 · 52 replies · 1,395+ views
    Associated Press ^ | 11/10/06 | Associated Press
    BRADENTON -- Ernest Charles Pusey, 111 years old and nattily attired in a dress shirt and light blue cardigan, smiled slightly when Gov. Jeb Bush walked in his trailer Friday and gave him a medal for helping win World War I.
  • WWI vet, recently honored, dies at 111

    11/24/2006 6:01:20 AM PST · by presidio9 · 12 replies · 551+ views
    Ernest Charles Pusey, one of the nation's longest living World War I veterans, died a little over a week after he was honored with a medal for his service to the country, family members said. He was 111. Pusey's death Sunday left fewer than 25 living U.S. veterans of World War I out of nearly 5 million who served, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. "I was deeply saddened to learn that Mr. Pusey had passed away. It was my privilege to meet with him," Gov. Jeb Bush said in a news release. "We should not forget him, and...