Buckles to be laid to rest March 15
Frank Buckles, the final surviving U.S. veteran of World War I, will be buried March 15. Photo by David J. DeJonge

Buckles to be laid to rest March 15

Former Army Corp. Frank Buckles, the last U.S. veteran of World War I, will be memorialized and then interred at Arlington National Cemetery March 15. 

Buckles will lie in repose for public visitation today from noon to 9 pm, at Gawler’s Funeral Home in Bethesda, Md. Further information is available here.

Buckles will then lie in honor in the Amphitheater Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery chapel on Tuesday, from 8 am to 2 p.m. He will be interred at the cemetery at 4 p.m.