The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial will honor the passing of the last known World War I veteran on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, with a wreath placed at the Paul Sunderland Glass Bridge.  

Located at the entrance of the Museum, the Paul Sunderland Glass Bridge overlooks a field of 9,000 silk poppies that represent the 9 million combatants who died during the Great War.  

Florence Green, of King’s Lynn, England, died at the age of 110 on Saturday. Green joined the Women's Royal Air Force (WRAF) in September 1918 at the age of 17, and served as a waitress in the officers’ mess at RAF Marham in eastern England.

“With Mrs. Green’s passing, an entire generation of veterans from across the globe is laid to rest,” says Brian Alexander, President & CEO of the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. “Now more than ever, it is important that we keep the memory of their service and sacrifice alive for generations to come.” 

Last March, the Museum honored the passing of the Great War generation with a special ceremony after Frank Buckles, the last known American WWI veteran, died on Feb. 27, 2011. 

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