Last American World War I veteran will lie in honor for six hours before being interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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.
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