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A couple of days ago 3 Kiwi Soldiers were buried- victims of an IED. In what is really a different kind of tradition, the Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment sent them off with the unit Haka.
Though this isn't a tradition that has any equivalent in the US (outside of the Rugby world which got it from the "All Blacks") , there is something about this send off that seems to be exactly how a warrior would want to be remembered.
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/outs...ers-perform-ritual-dance-for-fallen-comrades/
If you are interested in the haka- go on You Tube and search for the All Blacks Haka. It's an old Maori tradition supposed to strike fear in the hearts of the enemy.
RIP
Though this isn't a tradition that has any equivalent in the US (outside of the Rugby world which got it from the "All Blacks") , there is something about this send off that seems to be exactly how a warrior would want to be remembered.
http://militarytimes.com/blogs/outs...ers-perform-ritual-dance-for-fallen-comrades/
If you are interested in the haka- go on You Tube and search for the All Blacks Haka. It's an old Maori tradition supposed to strike fear in the hearts of the enemy.
RIP