EFrank Buckles, Last World War I Doughboy, Is Dead at 110# 93The New York Times2/28/11Richard GoldsteinVocabulary to Know Before You Readembattledstooped (adj.)impendingarmisticebestowretainFrank Buckles w!o dro"e an #rmy ambulance in France in $%$& and came to symboli'e a generation of embattled young #mericans as t!e last of t!e (orld (ar ) doug!boys died on *unday at !is !ome in +!arles ,own (. Va. -e was $$..-is deat! was announced by a family spokesman /a"id /e0onge ,!e #ssociated 1ress said.-e was only a corporal and !e ne"er got closer t!an 2. or so miles from t!e (estern Front trenc!es but 3r. Buckles became somet!ing of a national treasure as t!e last li"ing link to t!e two million men w!o ser"ed in t!e #merican 45peditionary Forces in France in 6t!e war to end all wars.7Frail stooped and !ard of !earing but s!arp of mind 3r. Buckles was named grand mars!al of t!e 8ational 3emorial /ay 1arade in (as!ington in 9..:. -e was a guest at#rlington 8ational +emetery on Veterans /ay 9..: for a wreat!;laying ceremony at t!e ,omb of t!e