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11-11-2007, 01:46 AM
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The last soldier standing
John Babcock: Canada's only surviving First World War veteran.
When John Babcock celebrated his 107th birthday in July, he received greetings from around the world. The Queen sent a letter of congratulations; Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave him a tie decorated with red poppies. They were small tokens of appreciation for the man believed to be the last surviving Canadian veteran of the First World War after the May death of 106-year-old Percy Wilson. Click here for the rest of the story. SM 
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