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To: naturalman1975
Thank you for the correction. I visited the Abbey without a guide and saw the prominent position of Churchill's memorial. Given the innumerable British luminaries entombed within Westminster Abbey, I mistakenly concluded that this was Churchill's toumb and that his mortal remains were there as well.

All in all, the extraordinarily prominent position of his memorial in the very center of the floor at the main entrance of the Abbey is a remarkable testimony to the place he holds in British history and within the heart of the British people.

75 posted on 11/13/2016 11:09:09 AM PST by Jmouse007 (Lord God Almighty, deliver us from this evil in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, amen.)
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To: Jmouse007
All in all, the extraordinarily prominent position of his memorial in the very center of the floor at the main entrance of the Abbey is a remarkable testimony to the place he holds in British history and within the heart of the British people.

Oh yes.

If I may share a story that I think might interest you, and please you. Churchill attended one of England's great 'Public Schools' (for historical reasons, some of the top independent non-government schools in England and in some other parts of the Commonwealth are referred to as 'Public Schools' - I attended the one that is generally regarded as Australia's 'best school' so have a soft spot for their traditions), Harrow. Harrow School is over 400 years old (with antecedents dating back at least a further 300 years) and not surprisingly puts great store on its traditions.

One of its great traditions is its school song - 'Forty Years On'. The song tells the story of a group of elderly men who are reflecting on their school days forty (or more) years in the past, and the lessons they learned and how they shaped their life for the better. It's actually been borrowed by a lot of other schools, but it truly belongs to Harrow.

One of my very favourite tributes to Churchill is that a verse was added to the song in his honour and was sung to him on occasion by the boys of the school towards the end of his life from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Apparently he always found it incredibly moving.

Blazoned in honour! For each generation
You kindled courage to stand and to stay
You led our fathers to fight for the nation
Called "Follow up" and yourself showed the way.
We who were born in the calm after thunder
Cherish our freedom to think and to do
If in our turn we forgetfully wonder,
Yet we'll remember we owe it to you.

80 posted on 11/14/2016 12:11:24 PM PST by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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