Comments on: And the Young People ask, “What are they marching for?”

By: The Modesto Kid

The Modesto Kid — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:23:21 +0000

4 who remain alive The NY Times has a piece today on the only one of those 4 who saw combat.

By: ajay

ajay — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:53:19 +0000

4: apparently two out of five of them are also the last living veteran of Jutland. Better editing needed, I think.

By: loren

loren — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:23:23 +0000

I would have saved that title for April 25th rather than November 11th. But remarkable stories, yes.

By: kid bitzer

kid bitzer — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:08:53 +0000

2 out of 5 were apprentice plumbers??

there were many more plumbers in edwardian england than we think?

being a plumber’s apprentice confers astounding anti-aging properties?

wtf?

By: Eszter

Eszter — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 12:43:19 +0000

Pretty fascinating, I agree that it’s amazing there are several who are still alive, in both cases.

By: joel turnipseed

joel turnipseed — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:48:59 +0000

… couldn’t let it rest: Of the 14 total surviving U.S. veterans of WWI when the documentary was made, there are now 4 who remain alive.

Plus: You can listen to the documentary at the MPR web site.

By: joel turnipseed

joel turnipseed — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:40:10 +0000

Minnesota Public Radio re-broadcast this show, from 2006, today. Powerful stuff. I didn't fact-check it, but according to the Amazon comments, there are only three of the ten U.S. veterans interviewed for that show still living (as of August 2007). It's pretty astonishing that any are still around.