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21:38 Mar 17, 2007 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Military / Defense / names of military companies | |||||||
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4 | Company of the Fallen |
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4 -1 | A ceremony at the Valley of the Fallen |
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Company of the Fallen Explanation: This is a This is a military company comprised of members who have died. Obviously a ceremonious company used to honor those soldiers who have fallen -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 50 mins (2007-03-17 22:29:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yes, if they are actually still alive then they would be veterans, therefore this would be a "Company of veterans". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 54 mins (2007-03-17 22:33:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Subsequently he served from June 13, 1798 to November 21, 1800 as a captain in the 247th Company of Veterans, from which he was discharged. http://www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum/actions.DisplayEADDoc.do?s... To make matters worse, he was commanding a company of veterans. The first morning, he had them line up at attention. When he turned his back on them, ... www.devotions.net/devotions/12december/13.htm |
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A ceremony at the Valley of the Fallen Explanation: After the death of Carrero Blanco, Franco spent most of his time behind the walls of El Pardo Palace, a luxurious retreat on the fringes of Madrid built by King Charles V in 1543. Except for occasional fishing trips aboard his yacht the Azor or official visits to the Valley of the Fallen, a monumental Civil War Memorial that was at one time intended to serve as his tomb, Franco rarely emerged from his palace. Even the fishing trips must have become a dispiriting confirmation of the mortality he hated to acknowledge, a further assault on the pride he took in past feats of skill and stamina. In 1957 he had been named national amateur fishing champion for catching a 712-lb. tuna with rod and reel, the largest ever landed by rod in Spanish waters. He also boasted of shooting 8,420 partridges in one year. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-18 00:28:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It seems these soldiers were sent to Burgos to build the Valley of the Fallen but if you bothered to send the Spanish text instead of half a question, we might be able to help you: http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/76/Thoughts_On_Spain.html |
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