Post a song for a veteran.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

9. For my Dad.

WWII veteran, Army Air Corps, 483rd Bombardment Group.
The Nimrod variation from the Enigma Variations by Sir Edward Elgar is often sung on Remembrance Day (Veterans Day in England and Canada) to honor veterans.

I had this version played at my dad's funeral in 2000. So I snuck some Latin into a small town Methodist Church!!

The words are taken from the Requiem Mass: Lux æterna luceat eis, Domine, cum sanctis tuis in æternum, quia pius es. Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine; et lux perpetua luceat eis......
English translation: May everlasting light shine upon them, O Lord, with your Saints forever, for you are merciful. Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and may everlasting light shine upon them.......

Some years later, I saw the Tallis Scholars. They are British, and the best choral group in the world. I told one of the lady members about playing this at my dad's funeral, and she said, "You did right by him." I was in tears over that compliment. It is a tradition in England and Canada to sing the choral arrangement on Remembrance Day, which is Veteran's Day in England and Canada.

He got two Bronze Stars. The 483rd Bomb Group has the record for a B-17 successfully landing from a combat mission with the most bullet holes: 30,748.