Thank you for your service and dedication to our country.

I would happily share this picture to any family member or members whose family member served in this Battalion in WWl. There are at least 100 men both seated and standing in front of a row of barracks. These men are easily identifiable as the picture is quite clear . You may email me in San Bernardino, Cal.

Mr. Buckles, I found you while searching for surviving WWI veterans. Your life story as well as your fighting for a memorial are both inspiring to countless people. Thank you for your service to our country!

Dear Mr. Buckles, We enjoyed reading about your story in our Weekly Reader magazine. We are writing letters to President Obama to help you get your WW I memorial built for all the veterans of that war. We are also doing a Reader's Theater play about the war. We wish you all the best. Mrs. Kelly's 4th grade class Antoni, Leslie, Devanny, Esther, Nathalia, Marielle, Thomas, Paige, James, Nicholas, Christian, Danielle, Alex, Elka, JonRae, Alejandra, Jessica

Mr. Buckles, I follow your long life every few months and am pleased that you have survived to see 2010. I turn 60 later this year and hold few hopes to live as long as you. I have, however, served over 40 years in the US Army Reserve and hope to continue that service until I turn 62 on 10-16-2012. May you still be with jus then, as well. I am just so impressed with your story and of the many other Great War veterans I have gotten to know by my reading and research. I am working with a local community to preserve a monument in Baltimore City to the sons of Waverly High School who served. Sadly, the monument has suffered vandalism in the past, but is still magnificent. My girlfriend's grandfather, CPL Zepp, served with the 313th FA from W. Virginia. We have some of his medals and even his gas mask. Again, I wish you the best for the future and an even longer life

It is an honor to look up to you. Keep praying for the generations that follow. Thank you.

Dear Mr Buckles thank you for all you have done.And i am proud to have passed on the family name

Dear Mr. Buckles, My name is Elizabeth Mathis and I am married to a relative of yours. His name is David Mathis and he is the grandson of Gladys Buckles (married name Mathis). I believe she was your niece or something. Thank you so much for a lifetime of service to this great country. We are going to homeschool our kids and it will be very exciting to be able to relate these stories from a somewhat personal level. Thank you, again. Happy belated birthday!

Mr Buckles: I also am a disabled veteran in Winchester, Virginia and I just wanted to salute you for the great work and dignity of your serving of our country and to be 109 years old, I hope that I will be able to live that long, but I don't feel that I will. I would love to meet you and to hear all about yourself and just to say thank you to a true veteran of our great country. God Bless You Mr. Buckles.

Sir, your life is a monument to the love of our Nation. God Bless.

Sir, Thanks you for your service to this great nation. Rick Staviski US Army 81-85

Dear Mr. Buckles, You inspire me to serve my country. Thank you for serving and for working to get a WWI memorial.

Frank, it is amazing what you have seen in your life my father has pictures of his uncle in ww1 his company and ship he returned home on and the stories of mustard gas which eventualy claimed his life. Thank you for being legendary.

Mr. Frank W. Buckles, It is with the deepest level of respect that I would like to thank you for your personal service and sacrifice to the United States of America and it's many generations of people whose quality of life has been made better because of your generosity and thoughtfullness! You will NOT be forgotten! THANK YOU!

Thank you so much for your service to our country. Your thoughts of hope inspire me. I am only 13 so I have a long way to go but I know that hope will carry me through life.

Thank you so much Mr. Buckles for your service and your sacrifices for this country! Because of people like you we will forever remain free!

Frank, Thanks for your service to our country. I hope more will serve our country like you did. Keep living everyday at your best. God bless. Darrell Mc Neill, an ex-navy guy.

Thank you for serving our country at such a young age. You started to serve at about my age, and for that I cannot commend you enough for. It is amazing that you have lived so long, and you can still tell your story into the 21st century. God Bless you.

Dear Mr. Buckles, Sir, I wanted to express my gratitude for your service to this magnificent country. It's my most sincere wish that today's military lives up to the legacy that veterans like you have put before us. We have big shoes to fill. Thank you sir. God bless you and God bless America.

Mr. Buckles - I would like to thank you for your will to live. I am a mere 29 years old, born in 1980 - and seeing you on the news prompted me to do research on a war that, even as a child, had so few veterans still alive. If it were not for you, I would likely never have taken an interest in the war that you and only a handful of others lived and still remember, first hand. You have also helped me gain an appreciation for WWII veterans and have sparked an urgent desire to learn as much about that war as possible before they, too, are no longer with us. It would be my privledge and honor to shake your hand. Very Respectfully Yours, David Mathews San Antonio, TX

Thank you so much for your service to our country. We need more heroes like you.

I'm very honored to have a chance to thank a veteran from the first world war. May you and all those who served along side you never be forgotten. Thank you Mr. Buckles and God bless!!!

I salute you Sir! Being a vietnam veteran and BOD of SCRT3 We honor and salute all of our Vets! You are special and I just want to say THANK YOU for all you have done!

Dear Mr. Buckles, Congratulations on your first 109 years! You're an inspiration to all of us and I sincerely hope you and the country get to see the much needed World War I monument. Thank you for your service and best wishes.

I salute you, sir. As a West Point graduate, I respect those who have devoted their lives to serving their country and a cause. I support your efforts to have a WWI Monument. All the best to you.

Mr. Buckles, Thank you very mych for being brave and fighting to make our country a better place! You are very much appreciated!

Mr. Buckles I truly want to thankyou for your service to this country.I am retired Navy Chief ,and I am always asked if I am related to you. I truly hope that I am.Yes there must me a WWI Memorial. May God bless you. Respectfully, NCC(AW) Derrick Buckles (Retired)

Happy belated 109th birthday. It is with great humility and the deepest respect that I say you are the embodyment of the American Hero.

A salute to you sir. As the son of a man who served in WWII, along with all my uncles(5 of them), I greatly appreciate your commitment and sacrifice. No one with any sense wants war; but, when it occurs, it is good to have people such as you that are willing to do their part. Thank you.

Dear Mr. Buckles, I just read the email from Frontier on our home page and wanted to wish you a most joyous birthday even though belated! We are so very proud of all the men and women that have made so many sacrifices in order that we can enjoy the freedoms that we have in our great country. Thank you very much for all that you have done and continue to do to help guarantee our freedoms! Respectfully, Dave Rouse Rochester, New York

Thank you for your service to the country, Mr. Buckles. Belated, but sincere best wishes for your recent birthday. I read about you a few years ago in the USA Today and you were kind enough to answer my letter with a signed postcard. You are indeed a fine gentleman and an inspiration. Take care, enjoy the coming Spring.

Mr. Buckles, I want to say thank you for serving and for speaking out on behalf of your fellow WW1 Vets. My wife and I are currently in Iraq and I have already been here once. I serve in the same Army Division that my Great-Grandfather served with in France during WW1 and on my first trip to Iraq I served in the same Regiment that he served in. I have a profound appreciation for history and am majoring in history at the university back home. Thank you Mr. Buckles for all that you have done and all that you do. SPC Cody McMillian Texas Army National Guard

You have held the torch high for all your comrades in arms. And you will live in our hearts forever for keeping that flame alive for them. Heartfelt thanks, Daren Kelly

Thank you for your dedication and persistance in fighting for the freedom that we enjoy. I am grateful for you and the many other who have given unselfishly. May the Lord Bless you and your family. Jennifer

Mr. Buckles, Thank you so much for the sacrifices you have made on behalf of America! My father was also a WWI veteran. May God Bless you and God Bless America.

Your story is inspiring. What I wouldn't give to sit down and have a cup of coffee with you. Thank you so very much for your service to our country. You have my deepest respect and admiration.

Mr. Buckles, I was just reading about you online...you are an inspiration to many, and I want to thank you for your service to our country. Happy belated birthday to you. I wish you peace and contentment. I am a WV native, also, and I further appreciate (and understand) your desire to return there. All best wishes, Judy

Happy belated birthday, Mr. Buckles. Thank you for you've done and continue to do for our country.

Mr. Buckles, I'd first like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! (I know I'm late at saying that but better late than never :) ). I'd like to thank you for fighting in WWI. I can't imagine what you saw or went through. Thank you again and happy belated birthday - Gabby Scaglione P.S. Keep fighting for the WWI monument!

Dear Mr. Buckles, It is a privilege to be able to wish you, via email, a belated Happy Birthday, but more important: to convey my profound respect for you and others like you who served our nation so many years ago. As the "Last Man Standing" from the "War To End All Wars" you have my sincerest wishes for a continued long life. And thank you for speaking up for all your fellow patriots who served along with you! My Respects, Kenn Rowell NYC

We learned about you in our world history class at Roosevelt High School. Thank you so much for serving our country and giving us freedom which we still have today. I hope someday we will make a World War 1 monument for you and everyone else who fought in World War 1. Thank you very much!!!

Mr. Buckles, Happy Belated Birthday!! You are a treasure and an inspiration. Thank you very much for your service and for contributing to America's freedom. I will do my part by asking Congress to provide funding for a WWI Memorial to honor those selfless and brave military members who served their country so valiantly. May God continue to bless you. With the Greatest of Respect, SMSgt (Ret), USAF Stan Pamphille

Thank you very much Mr. Buckles for fighting for our freedom in World War I and World War II. You don't know how much you mean to me and my family! In our World History class at Theodore Roosevelt High School we have been learning a lot about the World Wars... the trenches, trench foot, and "No Mans Land"! It is all very intreresting to learn about but at the same time it is very scary to know that people had to go through all the terror! Well thank you again, Hailee

Thank you very much Mr. Buckles for fighting for our freedom in World War I and World War II. You don't know how much you mean to me and my family! In our World History class at Theodore Roosevelt High School we have been learning a lot about the World Wars... the trenches, trench foot, and "No Mans Land"! It is all very intreresting to learn about but at the same time it is very scary to know that people had to go through all the terror! Well thank you again, Hailee

Thank you very much Mr. Buckles for fighting for our freedom in World War I and World War II. You don't know how much you mean to me and my family! In our World History class at Theodore Roosevelt High School we have been learning a lot about the World Wars... the trenches, trench foot, and "No Mans Land"! It is all very intreresting to learn about but at the same time it is very scary to know that people had to go through all the terror! Well thank you again, Hailee

IT'S AN HONOR TO BE ABLE TO EVEN CORRESPOND WITH A MAN OF YOUR STATURE. I WANT TO WISH YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. FROM A VIETNAM VET MANY MORE AND GOD BLESS

Happy late birthday from a vietnam vet. Thanks for your service and being a insperation to all of us.

Dear Mr. Buckles, Thank you so much for serving our great country. You are an amazing man! I read about your story in an article a friend sent me online and I forwarded it to many in my address book. I wanted them to read about you too! I honor you and wish you many, many more years. And I pray God's blessings on you and your family. I truly believe if it weren't for men like you we would not have the amazing country we enjoy here in US. May you be filled with God's peace and be surrounded by His Presence. I appreciate you more than words can say! Happy belated birthday and happy Valentine's Day. :) Your friend, Susan

Dear Mr. Buckles, My name is Mark Revis, and I'm an eleven year old kid and I live in Ohio. I want to thank you for your sevrvice for our country for world ww1 and ww2. It is an honor to write to you. Like many others have said, happy birthday! I look foward to wishing you a happy birthday next year when you are 110 years old! Thank you for reading, Sincerely, Mark Revis

To the Buckles family. You all should be very proud of him. As this great NATION The United States of America is.....Thank you for serving your country. Barnie Martinez VietNam '69-'70 USMC Semper Fi

As a veteran myself I thank for serving this great nation with pride and courage.

Happy Birthday and GOD bless you. Thank you for your service to our Country and keeping us free. You are a true Hero and Patriot. GOD bless you sir.

Mr. Buckles, You are my hero. I know we have never met, but I do not have to meet someone to know they are a hero. I wish to know you more and ask you about your experience. I want to know what it was like to be every where you were and what you truly felt. If you could please contact me so I may ask you about your experiences that would be great. Thank you very much for your time. Anna Moyer

Dear Mr. Buckles, I am 13 and an 8th grade student. First off i would like to thank you for everything you've done. Both my grandfathers were in the military as well as my uncles, and my father. In my family almost everyone was in the military. And so I would like to thank you deeply for the sacrifice you made for our country. I honor you and Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!

Dear Mr. Buckles: I would like to thank you for what you have done for this great country. You story is amazing and i respect what you have done. I feel that there has been much disrepect reflected upon you because there are many memorials for several wars but not WW1. To me, you are truely an American hero.

Dear Mr. Buckles: I would like to thank you for what you have done for this great country. You story is amazing and i respect what you have done. I feel that there has been much disrepect reflected upon you because there are many memorials for several wars but not WW1. To me, you are truely an American hero.

Dear Mr.Buckels, we have been learning about this topic and i would like to thank you for you particapation in the war. And i think that your life story is amazing. Thank you!

Mr. Buckles, I just herd all about you today at school and i feel very honored contacting you. Although you faked your age to get into the war, that was the bravest thing that i have herd anyone do. I just wanted to say thank you for your effort and bravery to make america,no, the world what it is today.

Dear Mr. Buckles, First of all . . . Happy belated Birthday! I want to thank you for you dedicated service to our country. I have had relatives as far back as the Civil War serve; my great grandfather served in WW I. It is my sincere hope that you will be successful in achieving a memorial erected to honor all of the veterans, including yourself. I am ashamed, as it is so long overdue! May God Bless you Mr. Buckles!! Sincerely, Dan Sell

God has truly bless you with longevity. It is my hope and prayer that he continues to bless you.

Happy belated Birthday! Thanks for all you have done! We all are in debt to you and your comrades. SGT, 97B, US Army (1989-1997)

I want to wish you a very happy birthday and I am glad that you have had such a long life. You are a symbol of honor and service to your country. I hope a monument to the WWI veterans is built, it is long overdue. May you continue to be a shining light to our veterans not just of WWI but of all wars past, present and future. GOD bless you and your family.

Thank you Frank! God's blessings to you.

In history today we learned about who you are, and i just wanted to thank you for serving for our country! I thought your journey we heard was amazing!

Thank you for the freedom that I shall never take for granted.

It's an honor to visit your site sir - Semper Paratus !!!!

As a veteran, but more importantly as an American I would like to extend mine and my family's heart felt gratitude for your continuing service to our veterans and the country as a whole. We have visited the WWI/Liberty Memorial in Kansas City... it is inspiring, but we also feel that the sacrifice and service of the Great War veterans and their families deserve a place of honor in our great nations capitol. I salute you sir!

hey i just learned about you in my world history lesson with my teacher mrs puhalla and i learned a lot of great things about u like how u are a war vetern and how u also took german prisoners to Germany and i think this is really col not only that but how u are still alive you are one greatly known man at ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL IN KENT OHIO THANKS FOR YOUR HERORIC ACTIONS THAT YOU GAVE AND HOPE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE IS GOOD SORRY IF I MISSPELLED ANYTHING AND I DONT HAVE AN EMAIL ADRESS THAT WORKS WELL YOU CAN TRY THE GIVEN ONE BUT IM NOT SURE IF IT WILL WORK OH SO WELL THANK YOU

Thank you is just not enough! God Bless you and your family.

Thank you for your service.to you and all the veterans thank you. and God bless you and your families. We can never repay you the debt you have given to our country and to the world. Freedom is a costly thing, thank you for giving it to me and the generations that will folow. We can never repay you enough but we can honor your sacrifice. and I promise you I will. gdm

2/11/10 Dear Frank Woodruff Buckles, Today in World History my classmates and I learn about yuor pass well WW1 we know what you guys been through and we know its tough for you because some people don't know what you guys been though and their should be a special day for WW1 telling the world about what went down and we know its hard but thank god you living a long life and a happy life and we happy you spreading the word to all People and telling them how WW1 is important and what you guys did to make the world a better place and how you guys die and serving the country. THANKS ALOT Frank Woodruff Buckles

I would just like to let you know my 9th grade world history history learned about you today, and how great of a person you are. Thank you for the service you have done for this country! Also happy belated birthday!

My world history class was sicussing wwi today and we talked about you. You are a very corageous and honorable man. I wish more people in this world could be more like you.

Dear Mr Buckles, Thank you very much for all you have done for our country. I hope you know that it is very greatly appreciated! I have just learned about WWI in my 9th grade world history class, with my wonderful teacher Mrs. Puhalla! After learning about all that went on during that time made me really thankfuln for all our veterans have done. Have a terrific day!

i am so thankful for you serving us. i just learned about world war 1 in my world histroy class and i think that there should be a memorial for all the veterans that served in world war 1. thank you

Mr. Buckles, There are not enough words for me to Thank You for your service and mine, and all Americans, freedoms we enjoy today. So, with all my heart and patriotism, I THANK YOU.. Richard A. Starker

i recently learned about your story in my world history class, I would like to thank you for your service and what you have done for a WWI memorial

As an Army retiree, I thank you for your years of service and hope that you had a wonderful birthday. I will write my congressional representatives in support of the World War I memorial, a memorial that should have been erected in 1920. God bless you.

Frank, Reading of your lifes exploits helped me through my deployment in Iraq. My grandfather was in the merchant marine in WW1, and I miss his stories. Reading of your life brings them all back to me. God has blessed your life! I salute your service to our great country.

Happy belated birthday Mr. Buckles and I thank you for your service so many years ago. I too wore the uniform many years after you did Sir and it is a pleaure to know that you are a fellow veteran, the patriarch of our military services. God bless you, you, Semper Fi.

As a former Army Officer, I wish you a happy birthday and many more! It is long past due that this country honor its WWI Veterans with a memorial. I look forward to the day that this becomes reality and we honor you and all of the other WWI Veterans that have went before you!

Congratulations on your 109th, I will be bringing up your WWI Memorial Campaign at our next American Legion Post meeting here in Canaan, NH...

SEMPER FI,Mr.Buckles reading your story have given me goose-bumps of joy and pride.We veterans of the Veitnam War are with you and share your pain(WE UNDERSTAND)your efforts for total recognition. ConcernedVeterans of American Legion Post 16, LYNCHBURG ,VA and VFW Post 9855,Appomattox,VA

Dear Sir First I would like to thank you for your service to our country. I went to Vietnam, and the first Gulf War. So again thank for your service. I whish you and yours the best of luck

I just want to say a personal 'Thanks' from a USAF veteran [and fellow Missourian]. You are indeed honored to have been allowed by God to live so long, and I truly hope that your dream of the WW I memorial comes to fruition before your passing.

God bless you Mr. Buckles for the years you have continued to give to your Country. May you have many more and dig the first shovel full of dirt for your Memorial. I will do what I can to help you in your fight . It is way past due. Thank You Viet Nam Vet

Thank you for your many years of service to our country, our veterans, and keeping us from harm. Happy 109th Years Young, Frank. I am the wife of a Vietnam Vet, so I know the hell war can be for our men, as they relive it over and over again even after they return home. My father was WWII veteran with the 82nd Airborne, and passed a few years ago, but like all our veterans no matter what war they fought, they were proud to serve and protect us and our freedom in this country. I am eternally grateful for that and the freedom we enjoy. Frank thank you again for your many years of service and your bravery and patrioism. God Bless you.

Mr. Buckles, thank you for all that you have given to our nation! I am a Vietnam veteran and was deeply touched to learn that you are the last WWI vet. I would like very much to talk with you. i will do everything that I can to push the WWI memorial.

Mr. Buckles, May God bless you in your neverending pursuit of a World War I memorial in remembrance of all of the WWI vets like you. I truly hope that you will be in attendance to witness the unveiling. Take care and God bless.

Dear Mr. Buckles, As the last remaining World War I veteran, I salute you. For the service you gave to this country, besides being a POW. I wish you many more years of life and keep up the fight for a WWI memorial. We will do what we can. Again thank you for your service to this country.

Thank You for serving our country and welcome home. It is because of brave men like you that we enjoy the freedom we have today. Your being the last WW! remaining veteran is a special distinction. I salute you and wish you well. You are owed a debt of gratitude. I am a Vietnam Veteran and I will tell other veterans of my era to see if we can help get a WW1 memorial. Your sacrifice was as great as any of the wars since WW1. God Bless you.

Thank you for your service and I hope there will be a DC Memorial for WWI service men. My Dad was in the 133rd Div from IL and served in France, where he was gassed and spent time in a VA Hospital after the war.

Sir: Thank you for your service in both Wars. Happy Birthday to a true Patriot. After serving 2 tours in Vietnam, I have a feeling for what you warriors went though during the earlier wars. I will ask my VFW post to support your efforts for a WWI memorial. God Bless you and America.l

Thank you for your continued service to us as a nation...1st in WWI and now as an advocate for the WWI memorial. My grandfather was a Blacksmith in WWI, survived the Spanish Flu in France and came home after the occupation was over. Lots of stories from him. I am a Veteran, from the Vietnam Era, Navy. may God bless your noble efforts.

Dear Mr. Buckles, Thank you for your service to our nation. I truely wish that you will see the WWI Memorial. I agree that it is time for the memorial to be built and I will contact my Congressman and Senators for their support.

Thank you for your service to our country. I had a WWI veteran as a friend when I lived in a boarding house at age 19. His name was Donald Web from Boston Mass., he was also an ambulance driver in France. His stories fueled my adventurous spirit and led to me joining the Marine Corps in 1965. All of you WWI vets should be honored with a memorial.

My dear Mr Buckkles. My father served in the Army in WW 1. he passed 3 years ago. He told me many stories what you guys did fighting for our country. I was in WW2 in the infantry. You are a good American . Bless you. Thank you for your service to this great country. May God bless you. My son drove me to see WW2 Memorial. We also visited the Marine memorial. It was great . I also believe we should have a WW 1 Memorial.

Sir, what an honor and privilege to see your page! Thank you for carrying the torch for our brothers in WWI, as a disabled veteran myself, i vow to continue to carry the torch for our WWI veterans, for my grandfather who served in WWI, and for all generations of veterans to come. In Patriotism Melanie Trinkle USAF 1978-1994

Dear Frank, I am so very proud to have you along my side as a fellow veteran of overseas combat (I served in Vietnam). Thank you for leading the parade with a banner to honor the WWI veterans with a proposed memorial dedicated to them for their service and sacrifice which has been sadly neglected by subsequent military actions. God Bless You! and Keep You! as you and our fellow veterans have Kept the USA strong in war and peace.

Dear Mr. Buckles, I am in 8th grade and i am learning about World War I right now in my social studies. I just wanted to thank you for doing so much in our nation. Thank you for serving in World War I and World War II. So thanks again for helping out nation so much. Sincerely, Jennifer

Thank you for your service & God bless you. I hope that your wish of seeing a WW1 memorial comes true

What a wonderful honor you have, to be the last voice of such a monumental piece of American history. You are a national treasure and I do hope you have a happy Birthday! God Bless you and God Bless America.

Happy 109th Birthday Mr. Buckles. Thank you so very much for your selfless dedication and service to our great nation thru two horrific wars. We all owe you and all of our WWI vets a debt of gratitude. All Americans need to continue to push to make the WWI Memorial a reality. Again, thank you and god bless you sir. Rolling Thunder NC-5

Mr Buckles,The nation can't begin to repay you and our other veterans of past wars for what you sacrificed for country and freedom. We certainly should have a memorial to WW I veterans and I will support any such initiative. God bless and thank you.

Thank you for making it possible to live free in this great USA. Like some of the messages to you state, I read about the wars, but you lived it, and millions of Americans are truly grateful for your service. God has blessed you-and you are a blessing.

God be with you Mr. Buckles. I would only like to say, with all reverence, that when the Lord calls for you, I'll bet you'll have untold thousands of fellow soldiers--from all nations--waiting to welcome you to your eternal home. Thank you for fighting for liberty, that it should not pass from the face of the earth.

Hello Sir and may the good Lord bless you. Recently I have been interested in WWll veterans and know we are losing those vets at A fast rate but was surprised to hear we still had A WWl vet still among us. You are truly A great man, God bless you Mr. Buckles. (AMERICA)

A belated but heartfelt Happy Birthday! My father was Walter G. Young from Philidelphia, PA and first generation American. His German parents almost disowned him when he lied about his age to enlist in the Army to fight in WWI. In his memory, I send you love and best wishes for many more years of happy life. God bless you.

Thank You so much for your service to our country! You are a true Patriot! Happy Birthday! I wish you many more.

way to go Mr Buckles, way to go!!!!!! may god shine on you and your family for many more years Semper fi soldier

Sir as a mutiple tour veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom I would like to wish you a very happy birthday and personally thank you for your selfless service to our nation. Very Respectfully Sgt James Jones United States Marine Corps

Happy belated birthday and thank you for your service.

First, happy birthday. Second, it is an honor to just send you this greeting. I am a retired USAF Chief and my family has a history of military service. It makes me proud to know that you have continued to serve your country and your comrades to this day. Honor is only honor if it is as deep as the heart. You sir, have honor and are a symbol of American patriotism. May God bless you!!

As a former Marine I wish you a happy birthday. I salute you Sir!

Happy Birthday to a great American Patriot!

Warmest birthday wishes. Thank you for your service to your country in two wars. Thank you for the sacrifices you have given to keep this country free!

Happy 109th birthday Mr. Buckles. As a WWI vet and WWII POW camp survivor you are truly an inspiration to all young Americans. Thank you for continuing to serve your country by working to educate everyone about the sacrifices of those who fought the Great War.

Dear Mr. Buckles- The St. James Chapter of the DAR from Wesminster, London, United Kingdom wishes you a very very happy birthday! Many thanks for your service, Patriotism and inspiration, and very best wishes for you WWI momument project.

God bless you Mr. Buckles for your service and dedication to our country. It is men like you that allow us to enjoy the freedom we do today. Happy birthday and I hope you have more. May your dream of seeing a WWI memorial become a reality for you. It is truly a shame that our country hasn't established a memorial honoring those that served in "The war to end all wars."

I've had the honor of meeting a couple of presidents (Clinton and Obama) and Bono, but meeting Frank Buckles overshadows them all. That's a meeting I'll talk about for the rest of my life. He's a national treasure and a true renaissance man. I had the pleasure of being at his home where he has approximately 250,000 books. He's just an amazing person. I thank God for him and wish him a very happy birthday.

One veteran to another, Happy Birthday from cousins Ron, Marie Buckles-French, Nella Buckles and Claudia Buckles-Hardesty

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM AN AFGHANISTAN WAR VETERAN I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE AN INSPIRATION TO ME AND ALL OF US THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING...THE TORCH YOU PASSED WILL FOREVER HAVE FIRE WITH ME I PROMISE!!!!!!!

Happy birthday Mr. Buckles, from everyone at The Journal! We're glad we were able to get a story and photos together about your 109th, thanks to Mr. DeJonge!

I could not think of a braver man from our history than you. I wish you warm birthday greetings and many more years of fighting for what you think is right. God Bless you and Protect you in your many years to come.

Frank; Happy 109th Birthday!! Thanks for your Service to this great country. You will always be remembered.

This great-grandson of a WWI vet wishes you a happy birthday. For the record, I just added my name to the petition and made a donation to the cause. I really wish it had been "the war to end all wars". Personally, I don't think we'll ever learn... but every day, every minute, is another chance, and it starts with us. You, of course, already know this... just putting it out there for everyone else.

Happy birthday Mr. Buckles and thatnk you for your service to our country. God willing we will continue to be blessed with patriots such as you.

Have a Happy Birthday and Thank you for all you have done for your country and us, My God Bless you

Happy Birthday Mr. Buckles, you have seen and been through what we could only read about, you are the last living link to a generation that built this country, thank you and God Bless you always.

Hello Sir, I am your cousin Rebecca Carlson's husband. Thank you for your service on my behalf in WW1 and WW2. Thank you also for the stories you have told my son, daughter, and wife. God has benefited the United States by your life. Happy Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Mr. Buckles! From your AMVETS Riders Post #7 in Morristown, TN . We are so proud to call you one of our own. Hope we can get up to see you again soon. God Bless!

What a great life! Thank you for your service, your courage, and for being such an inspiration to us all.

Happy Birthday Mr. Buckles. Thank you for being such a good patriot. We appreciate your hard work, and hope you live many more years.

A wonderful and happy Birthday to you, Mr. Buckles. Thank you for all you have done for your country. It is because of you and so many others like you that we Americans have the freedoms we still enjoy.

I signed your guestbook hours ago, but do not see it yet. Just wanted to wish you a Happy Birthday, and to thank you for being such an inspiration. From all your friends at America in WWII magazine. Thanks for sharing your story with us.

Thank you for your service, sir! God bless you...And a very happy birthday to you! Shocked there is no WWI Memorial, will see what I can do.

Best of wishes to our favorite, and most patriotic wishes to Mr. Frank Buckles a true American hero. From: Mr. Rios History class

Happy Birthday, Frank. Thank you for your service to our country - not only in WWI but by the example you set for others as a patriotic American. You are an inspiration. God bless you always.

Happy Birthday Frank!Keep up your battle for official acknowledgement of the sacrafices made by your generation of heroes.

Thank you for your service to this country, and i'd like to wish you a very Happy Birthday!

Mr. Buckles, Thank you for your service then as well as now in striving to do what is right to preserve the memory of those past. Happy birthday and may God richly bless you!

Thank you for your service to this great Country. Happy Birthday from a fellow troop serving in Iraq.

Happy Birthday Frank! And God bless you for being such a true American Hero. We/I will do our best to preserve what God given values our Counties Founding Fathers set forth for us to cherish and protect such as you did. Well done good and FAITHFUL American servant! Many blessings to you, Steve Parker

Happy Birthday fellow veteran. I salute you! May you have many more!

Mr. Buckles first I would like say thank you for everything you did for our country. You inspire me and many other americans I'm sure, to do everything we can for our country.

Have a Happy Birthday! Thank you for your service. One of America's greatest, and a true role model to all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! God Bless you and THANK YOU for your service to our great country. I agree, there needs to be a WWI Memorial in Washington. I have uncles who fought in WWI.

Mr. Buckles, thank you for your service and your continued dedication to our fallen heroes. Have a happy and blessed 109th birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! God Bless! You are part of the generation that built our great country! I am behind the WWI memorial 100%!

I am from Mesquite Texas and a member of the NSDAR Richard Bard Chapter. I am Wishing you a Happy 109th Birthday!! Thank you for all that you have done for our country. Wishing you the best of luck of what you continue to do that supports WW1 history.