Monday, May 8, 2006
Say hello again to Robley H. Rex, Kentucky's last living World War I veteran and one of only about twenty left in the country.
When last we posted about Mr. Rex, he was 104 years of age, so I guess that puts him at 105 now, and, according to reader and Rex relative Joseph Major who sent along the photo: "[He's doing j]ust fine. He told us about the big birthday party they had for him, at the V. A. Hospital here in Louisville."
A Solomonia tip of the cap to Robley H. Rex, Kentucky's time machine and veteran of the War to End All Wars.
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From Solomon a@ Solomonia comes this photo of: "Robley H. Rex [105 ], Kentucky's last living World War I veteran and one of only about twenty left in the country." True, they are not at rest yet, but now they are indeed apart, winnowed from failures, t... Read More
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