Rather than Best Last Words, this thread is for thoughts which prove to be the last distributed in written or broadcast form.
I’ll start with Nelson’s ‘England expects that every man will do his duty’ as an example of one which, though famous, does not count; and ‘Engage the enemy more closely’ as one which does.
Sullivan Ballou’s final letter to his wife.
I can’t find an online version of it, but Will Roger’s last column reads with an eerie finality to it, almost as if he knew what was coming next.
I found this in my beloved copllection of Variety Obituaries:
I find that in all-around general air-to air combat situations, the AIM-120 AAMRAAM meets the criteria for warhead size, speed …
oh, wait.
Sorry. :rolleyes:
“Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Aramathea. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the holy grail in the Castle of Aaarrggghhh…”