KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It's not often that you visit a war memorial dedicated to dead vets and encounter a living example of why places such as the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial are important.

They speak to sacrifice and an indefatigable dedication to liberty. They remind us of how a fractured nation can unite against a common threat. They recall a time when people weren't asked to wear flag pins to prove their loyalty.

Frank W. Buckles was among those who we ...

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