Chopin Funeral March during the National Tribute to the last French WWI soldier 2008

[paulo122able]

respect from slovakia

[SeverinadeStrango]

This version of the Chopin Funeral March is by far my favorite.

[stica747]

respect from italy



[libertarian99x]

This is the most impressive funeral I've ever seen.

[TheGreatexterminater]

R.I.P



[IMMERWIEDERGUT1]

Merci!

[SergioDuarteSilva]

Como soldado e músico dói, mas aprendi a a tocá-la, depois de combater nos melhores anos da minha vida.

Honrem os heróis e eu nem sou isso.

[mitsubishi109]

What a great honour both for the Legion and the last French soldier from ww1.

[bluestar66677]

r.i.p

[XXXXJACKLINKSXXXX]

Rest in peace....... guys you should probably stay in step

[richieh1980]

Disgusting that at 0.58 the 2 long time serving Legionnaires on the right cannot stay in time to the march. Tut tut tut

[kralle7611]

@richieh1980 maybe they have injured legs. why is sarkozy smiling? what a cunt.

[richieh1980]

@kralle7611 Yh but if that was the case he shouldn't of been in there to start with. As an ex Legionnaire myself I would not put that guy in there

[florin171]

@richieh1980 hahaha.you have right man.:)

[TheLeonMati]

Rest In Peace sir!

Legio Patria Nostra

[Wodensvolk]

A truly beautiful piece of music to honour an old warrior. I am not familiar with French military customs. Were the men carrying axes from the corps of engineers and did that mean that Lazare Ponticelli was an engineer?

[BearyHairy]

Mr. Lazare Ponticelli, the last esteemed member of WW One Vets of France is finally at peace. It is fitting that the President of France, amongst others, are there to bid him farewell. A very moving march by Chopin (a Polish National) who composed many great scores while living in France, perishing at the tender age of 39, I recall. RIP & Godspeed for him. Duty and Honor for the Legionnaires who escorted his body. Peace to his family. Blessings be upon beloved France. Peace/Pax, Bear

[eryk9512]

Chopin was from Poland... he is still polish

[mikze123]

@eryk9512

Chopin was half Polish and half French.

[hbogart44]

The Legionnaires are comprised mostly of foreign nationals. A very courageous troop of soldiers with a sense of family and tradition. I salute their courage and devotion to duty! Viva Le Legionnaires.

[PalleRasmussen]

Lazare Ponticelli (24 December 1897, later transcribed as 7 December — 12 March 2008), Knight of Vittorio Veneto, was at 110, the last surviving officially recognized veteran of the First World War from France and the last poilu of its trenches to die.

In fact a remarkable and very humble man.

[flagascaro]

Yeah too bad the flag of my country used to stand for something too on 11.11.11 of 1918. Today, it doesn't even deserve to be flying aside the tricolor. It stands for nothing more than Judeo-American greed and genocide. The French republic: the last defense on earth for the cause of international human rights.

[ninflo100]

Des frissons partout.Manfique mais si triste.

[zarquon53]

And he is being carried by the Legion because the guy was a legionaire , an Italian by birth .

Lazare Ponticelli .

[PalleRasmussen]

@zarquon53 In the Legion, your birth does not matter. 20 or so years ago an NCO of the local home guard company here died, we knew he had a past in war, but not which.

At his funeral, two men in dark suits that no-one knew turned up with a large wreath, laying it on his bier, then left.

It said (translated) "The Legion never forget their own". Turns out that the guy had fought in Indochina.

[2bluehorizons4]

Anybody know anything about the men in orange aprons carrying axes? What's that all about?

[zarquon53]

@2bluehorizons4 they are the Pioneers of the Foreign Legion ( something like the Royal Engineers , but about 50 times harder ! )

[196Stefan2]

@2bluehorizons4

Ces soldats sont sappeurs. For an explaination take a look at at the english wikipedia for "sapper".

[matureamericanable]

@2bluehorizons4 They're the Pioneers (or sappeurs). They're the only legionaires allowed to have beards and some grow really huge Grizzly Adams-style ones. The leather aprons and axes were once functional but now are part of their ceremonial uniforms. Their job is to go ahead of the rest of the infantry and clear the way of enemy obstacles, They no longer use axes for that purpose, although they would if they had to - or they'd use their bare hands. REAL bad dudes they are..

[michel40170]

respect rest in peace

[MarechalDeRochambeau]

@michel40170

RIP = Requiescat in pace (Qu'il/elle repose en paix)

[EnclavePrTRUEman]

What??? This man... in prange. He wear black military boots with white laces???

[newall21]

@EnclavePrTRUEman that's common for military police

[sophieetguillaume]

It is the" foreign legion". They walk always slowly.

The soldiers of foreign legions are the soldiers the most admired in France.

They are foreign and agreed to fight for France. In exchange, France does not ask them either for their name or for their past.

They are always crazy...

[Pharouest44]

@sophieetguillaume Les recruteurs savent exactement qui est la personne. Au moment du recrutement, la personne doit posséder des papiers, et ne pas être recherché par la police (quel que soit le pays dont il provient). La légion donnera alors sa chance à toute personne, pourvu qu'elle n'en ai pas violé une autre, ni qu'elle n'ait pas été punie pour vente de stupéfiants.

[DIJV79]

How do they march so slow?

[bernardmcbride]

Yeah french foreign legion,but its sad he died

Nice video,i liked it