Last Surviving WWI U.S. Soldier Honored at White House

Frank Woodruff Buckles, 107, is the last known surviving World War I U.S. veteran. Today, he met the president of the United States and received a standing ovation in a ceremony held at the Pentagon.

He was only 15 years old when he joined the Army and was deployed to war overseas on a ship called the Carpathia - the very same ship used in the rescue mission of the Titanic.

The festivities honoring Buckles included a tour of Washington, and was part of a series of events to honor the veterans of World War I, which included the opening of a photographic display at the Pentagon yesterday.

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