Ted Poe: “they say that World War I is the forgotten war, but it is not so in Kingwood, Texas at Creekwood Middle School. The…”

“they say that World War I is the forgotten war, but it is not so in Kingwood, Texas at Creekwood Middle School. The school did what is called a ``service learning project'' that is a hands-on, in-depth study of the survivors of World War I. Thanks to the work of the teachers of the school, the history teachers--but especially teacher Jan York--the kids studied World War I and the survivors who still are alive today. World War I, 90 years ago last November, the war to end all wars, ended. It started in the early 20th century. The United States got involved in 1917, and the United States sent 4.7 million doughboys across the seas to fight in that great war. When American troops landed in Europe, our allies were stunned at the enthusiasm and at the aggressiveness of our troops, and our enemies were shocked by their determination and relentless spirit. After that war was over on the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour in 1918, when all hostilities ceased, 114,000 doughboys, as they were called, did not come home. Many are still buried in Europe in graves only known to God. After those troops did get home, thousands of others died from the Spanish flu that they contracted in Europe during that war. There was just one doughboy left. His name is Frank Buckles. He is the lone survivor, the last doughboy. Madam Speaker, this is a photograph of Frank Buckles that was taken not long ago by photographer David DeJonge from Michigan.…”