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Suitable for a [[Bittersweet Ending]] or a [[Downer Ending]], but can happen anywhere in a story -- even as a [[Framing Device]] at the very beginning of a work that [[Starts With Their Funeral]]. Remembering the sacrifice may inspire characters to fight on, lest it have been a [[Senseless Sacrifice]].
Contrast [[Forgotten Fallen Friend]], [[Dead Guy, Junior]].
'''[[Death Trope]]. Spoilers follow.'''
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* In one episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV)|Mash]]'', Colonel Potter acts oddly. At the end, he reveals that he and some comrades had found some cognac in an abandoned French chateau during [[World War I]], saved the last bottle, and declared that the last survivor would drink a toast to the rest. Potter is now the last survivor, and draws in the MASH staff to hear his story and share the bottle.
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{{quote| "To Galactica!" (Apollo takes a first shot amidst cheers)<br />
"To the men and women of Galactica!" (Apollo takes a second shot, amidst more cheers)<br />
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