1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION 2 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 3 1st Session of the 53rd Legislature (2011) 4 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1006 By: Wesselhoft 5 6 7 AS INTRODUCED 8 A Concurrent Resolution honoring the life of Corporal 9 Frank Buckles. 10 11 12 WHEREAS, the last surviving United States veteran of World War 13 I, Corporal Frank Buckles, died on February 27, 2011, at the age of 14 110; and 15 WHEREAS, Corporal Buckles enlisted in the United State Army in 16 Oklahoma City on August 14, 1917; and 17 WHEREAS, Corporal Buckles served with honor in France and 18 Germany, driving an ambulance and evacuating wounded soldiers from 19 muddy trenches and bloody battlefields; and 20 WHEREAS, after his military service, Corporal Buckles was in the 21 Philippines when the Japanese invaded and was held in a prisoner of 22 war camp for three and one half years during World War II; and 23 24 HCR1006 HFLR Page 1 UNDERLINED language denotes Amendments to present Statutes. BOLD FACE CAPITALIZED language denotes Committee Amendments. Strike thru language denotes deletion from present Statutes. 1 WHEREAS, for his service Corporal Buckles was awarded 2 decorations which include the World War I Victory Medal, the Army of 3 Occupation of Germany Medal, and the French Legion of Honor; and 4 WHEREAS, Corporal Buckles will be laid to rest at Arlington 5 National Cemetery on March 15, 2011; and 6 WHEREAS, Oklahoma mourns the loss of America’s last “Doughboy.” 7 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 8 OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 53RD OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE, THE SENATE 9 CONCURRING THEREIN: 10 THAT the Oklahoma Legislature honors the life of Corporal Frank 11 Buckles. 12 13 DIRECT TO CALENDAR. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 HCR1006 HFLR Page 2 UNDERLINED language denotes Amendments to present Statutes. BOLD FACE CAPITALIZED language denotes Committee Amendments. Strike thru language denotes deletion from present Statutes. .