last honors
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Thus Nazi Germany last week paid last honors to Ernst Udet, World War I ace, once best of the international aerobats, exponent of parachute troops and glider warfare.
From Time Magazine Archive
These are the last offerings, the last honors she can pay thee; for she is now to be conveyed to a distant country.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators by Hubbard, Elbert
The general looked at me as if my mind was wandering, and briefly added,— "And so they laid them in the same grave, and the same fusillade gave the last honors to both."
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II by Lever, Charles James
When the captain, after dinner, had taken his siesta, he made known to the crew the death of Don Toribios, and ordered preparations to be made for paying the last honors to his deceased friend.
From Hair Breadth Escapes Perilous incidents in the lives of sailors and travelers in Japan, Cuba, East Indies, etc., etc. by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
When we had paid the last honors to Juba, we began to think of our final departure.
From A Columbus of Space by Serviss, Garrett Putman
