The statue, named The Final Salute, stands at the Bradman Museum in Bowral, and was made by artist Tanya Bartlett.

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"These are lifelong friends of ours, and it's a very special honor for me to provide the final salute, " she says.

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Just as the pyre was lit, a ceremonial squad of Punjab Police guards fired a volley of shots and buglers sounded The Last Post in a final salute to the departed leader.

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Together, we offered a final, proud salute to the colors under which more than a million of our fellow citizens fought -- and several thousand gave their lives.

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The cortege was accompanied by a 19-gun salute and an RAF flypast as it began its journey to Churchill's final resting place in the Oxfordshire parish churchyard of Bladon.

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When he tapped in for par on the final hole, he had just enough strength left on a rainy afternoon to raise his right arm and salute the crowd.

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Mourinho's reaction at the final whistle said it all as he sprinted around the Nou Camp pitch with his hands aloft, a pointed salute to the Barca supporters and media critics who had labelled him "The Translator" in mocking tribute to his time at the club in the 1990s.

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