Last surviving World War I veteran honored (15 images)

Frank Woodruff Buckles, age 107 and the only living World War I veteran, participates in a ceremony in his honor on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2008. Buckles joined the Army at the age of 16. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Frank Woodruff Buckles, age 107 and the only living World War I veteran, is greeted during a ceremony in his honor on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2008. Buckles joined the Army at the age of 16. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV, (L) shakes hands with former Sen. Bob Dole, R-NC, during a ceremony to honor 107-year-old Frank Woodruff Buckles, the only living World War I veteran, on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

Frank Woodruff Buckles, age 107 and the only living World War I veteran, participates in a ceremony in his honor on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 18, 2008. Buckles joined the Army at the age of 16. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)