CHARLES TOWN, WV - The country's last surviving veteran of World War One will turn 108-years-old on Sunday.

Frank Woodruff Buckles is living history-- but for the America's last surviving world war one veteran turning 108-years-old doesn't feel particular momentous.

To many Mr. Buckles is truly something special and Lest We Forget is veteran's groups out of Michigan. When they found out Mr. Buckles didn't have a flag pole on his Charles Town farm they knew that had to change.

Don Alsboro is the president of Lest We Forget and he discussed what their purpose was, “Our purpose is to honor veterans, and there's only one living WWI veteran, and we need to go to West Virginia to honor him.”

Bob Heft is the designer of the current American flag and he said, “when I found out about Mr Buckles I thought I thought that's something I just it's one of those things you have to do."

Bob Heft signed the one flag that's now flying at Mr Buckle’s farm and that flag has fifty stars but when Buckles was born the flag only had forty five stars.

This flag pole has been placed in such a way that Mr. Buckles can sit inside his house and still be able to see it while looking out his window.

The veterans gave Mr. Buckles another flag, The Spirit of America Flag, that honors vets from all America’s wars.

That flag was also designed by another member of "Lest We Forget".

When asked how will he celebrate his birthday he said he'll be celebrating with a nice dinner.