Re: "Unknown Warriors"

Seven and a half minutes is just about enough time for a soldier's coffin to be lifted from the hearse to shoulder height, carried into a church, set on a stand, and for the pall-bearers to retire away.

Dead soldiers are in no hurry - but I do appreciate
that funereal music may have taxed your endurance


djb




hmm

have to say I didn't listen all the way through

3-4 mins is about my limit

and I don't think I'd be able to recognise it if I heard it again

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