Oldest World War I Veteran Dies

J. Russell Coffey passed away in Ohio.

The Final Salute, a special report by the Rocky Mountain News

The Final Salute

A touching 24 page special report from the Rocky Mountain News

This page has links to an audio slide show, video and a pdf of the original 24 page report:

http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/news/finalSalute/


"They are the troops that nobody wants to see,
carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear.

It begins with a knock at the door. . . ."




http://denver.rockymountainnews.com/news/finalSalute/

Library of Congress WWI Stars and Stripes Collection

Full text of the soldiers'newspaper, 1919-1919 can be viewed here at the Library of Congress' American Memory site.

Sample page from new Stars and Stripes Collection

Other samples available from heritage microfilm site where above image can be expanded.

Pearl Harbor Articles in the Newspaperarchive.com

Pearl Harbor Poster, Office of War Information

available at this link to the the Illinois State Library's Digital Archives

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Proclamation

By the President of the United States of America
2007 Proclamation