Frank Buckles Quotes (1901-2011)

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“I feel honored.”

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“I don't know anyone my age.”

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“When you start to die, don’t.”

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“I gave the general a snappy salute.”

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“I was gung-ho, no question about that.”

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“I didn't lie; nobody calls me a liar, I may have increased my age.”

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“I think General Pershing was the most military figure I’ve ever seen.”

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“Longevity has never bothered me at all, I have studied longevity for years.”

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“Why should I read something someone made up when real events are so interesting?”

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“In the Philippines in those last months, it was perfect starvation. They had planned to starve us to death.”

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“My job driving the ambulance was not very severe, you did what you were supposed to do. That was my main job.”

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“If your country needs you, you should be right there, that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's the way I feel today.”

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“An old sergeant said, if you want to get to France in a hurry, then join the ambulance service, the French are big for ambulance service.”

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“Some of our German passengers on the ship would be crying. The Brits were the same way. They were crying, because they realized a new war was about to break out across Europe, with Hitler at the head of the goose-stepping parade.”

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“One day, I came in and she was on the telephone. She was quite pale. She told me that I wouldn't believe what was going on. She was being watched. She said she would not be able to invite me for tea again. She was a nice Jewish lady.”

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“I had many different assignments and I was doing things that I thought were important... no, I didn't either: I didn't think they were important. But I found out afterwards when I read up on my history that some of the things that I did were quite important.”

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Frank Buckles on Loyalty

“If your country needs you, you should be right there, that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's the way I feel today.”

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Frank Buckles on Countries

“If your country needs you, you should be right there; that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's the way I feel today.”

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Frank Buckles on United States Armed Forces

“If your country needs you, you should be right there, that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's the way I feel today.”

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