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Unread 09-18-2014, 10:54 PM   #13
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Or more completely..... "coup de grace":

Coup de grace*\ˌkü-də-ˈgräs\Function:*nounInflected Form(s):*plural*coups de grâce*or*coups de grace*\ˌkü-də-\Etymology: French*coup de grâce,*literally, stroke of mercy:* a deathblow or death shot administered to end the suffering of one mortally wounded*2*:* a decisive finishing blow, act, or event

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Originally Posted by Big Shrek View Post
"Grace" - seldom mentioned outside of Combat Infantrymen & Jarheads & the occasional War Movie.
Usually dispensed with all available honor to enemy combatants who are already dying of their wounds,
but do not wish to dishonor themselves by succumbing to the pain and being "Un-manly".
Or to put it another way, you sort of act as their Kaishakunin for their Seppuku, if that helps.

Downside is you usually have to write a frickin report about it...Army lives for paperwork...
the memory you just compartmentalize & deal with later.
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