[Biradallo]

Devil's Advocate question...

If him, who not? (I know that isn't a perfect sentence but I think the point is clear)

I am not sure of where the pettiness is? Maybe I missed some facet of the story.

In the interest of fairness it could be argued that allowing Rosa Parks to lay in state in the rotunda opened the door for people more symbolic than individual

You've answered your own question!

The proposed lying in state of Mr. Buckles is to mark the service and passing of ALL participants in WWI...5,500,000 men and women who served, survived or were killed, with approx. 20 Million living descendent's and approx. 80 million extended family members. His passing marks the end of a WW, the first, and the associated generation of warfighters.

There is no intention of honoring him specifically for his service but only to mark his passing as a final hallmark of the generation of war participants that preceded him and of whom he was one.