Editing Nathan E. Cook (section)

==Legacy==
[[File: Phoenix-National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona-Nathan E. Cook.jpg|thumb|Grave site of '''Nathan Edward Cook''' (1885–1992) and his wife Elizabeth Cook (1887–1982).]]
Cook was the last living member of the [[United Spanish War Veterans]] (USWV). The USWV was an organization of veterans of the [[Spanish–American War]] and the [[Philippine–American War]] who had served between 1898 and 1902. Cook was eligible to be a member of the USWV because he had enlisted during the Philippine–American War.

Cook was often referred to as a veteran of the Spanish–American War, but the Spanish–American War officially ended in August 1898 and Cook did not enlist in the Navy until April 1901. Because Cook was a member of the USWV, many assumed that he was a Spanish–American War veteran.

Cook was mistakenly recognized as the [[Last surviving United States war veterans|longest surviving]] U.S. veteran of that war at the time of his death in 1992 (although there is a claim that [[Jones Morgan]] was a Spanish–American War veteran and survived longer). Cook was, however, likely the last surviving veteran of the Philippine–American War.

When Cook turned 104, he received a congratulatory letter from [[George H. W. Bush]] and guests watched a video presentation about his life. Cook's younger daughter, Eleanor Kay of [[Tempe, Arizona]], also said around this time: "He was a Navy man throughout. Navy. Navy. Navy. He lived for the Navy. Yes, he had a wife and family, and he enjoyed coming home to see them. But he also enjoyed getting back to his ship."