Last USA World War 1 Veteran Turns 109

The last surviving WW1 veteran in the United States, Frank Buckles, turned 109 years old on Monday. He's still hoping for a national memorial in Washington for his comrades. Buckles is expected to deliver a few comments about the war this afternoon in his house in West Virginia. But the old "Doughboy" has already been outspoken lately telling the congress to give federal recognition to a rundown District-of-Columbia memorial in an over-grown area along the national mall. In December, 2009 Buckles testified on Capitol Hill when lawmakers considered whether to fund renovation and give the spot national monument status.