re: #67 Kid A

Remember the last WWI vet that died last week? Well, if you thought a ceremony to honor this hero would be a great idea, you’re wrong.

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WTF?

Capitol ceremony for WWI vet blocked in Congress
(AP) – 1 day ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia’s two Democratic senators blamed House Speaker John Boehner on Thursday after their hopes of having the remains of World War I veteran Frank Buckles honored in the Capitol Rotunda were dashed, at least for now.

Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Joe Manchin III both released statements saying the Ohio Republican had blocked the Capitol honor. Asked if that were true, Boehner spokesman Mike Steel said the speaker and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., would seek Defense Department permission for a ceremony for Buckles at Arlington National Cemetery.

Buckles died Sunday on his farm in Charles Town, w.va., at the age of 110. He had been the last surviving American veteran of World War I…