Originally there were newspaper articles etc. about Robley H. Rex touting him as a WWI Veteran. He claims to have enlisted in 1918, but records seem to show he enlisted in 1919, making him a WWI Era Veteran instead. He is 107 and still going strong. When I wrote to him, he was 104 and was still volunteering at a local V.A. Hospital. At the time he had logged thousands and thousands of hours helping his fellow Veterans. For that alone he is quite an inspiration.
He added a post-it note with his middle initial, and wrote me a short letter as well. WWI Veteran or not, he did serve his country about 90 years ago and for that he should be admired.
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