Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.
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With the passing of Frank Buckles this Sunday, an era has ended. No more "doughboys" to bear witness to America's role in The War to End All Wars.
George Henry Johnson, California's last World War One vet, died August 30, 2006, at 112 ... but not before giving a spirited interview to KPCC's Tamara Keith. When Tamara talked with him, he was still mad about being drafted.