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In 1927 Antranik had a heart attack; he called his wife and said: “Newart, when I die, I want to be buried in the land of my forefathers, Armenia“. This was his last will. He died in Fresno, in 1927. All the Armenians in the city and thousands from other parts of California and the rest of America followed his coffin in awed silence. In front of the funeral procession walked a horse carrying the sword and the uniform of the hero, while an airplane dropped flowers on them. When the coffin was being lowered into the grave the huge crowd shed tears like children who had lost their father... Soon, however, around the grave gathered his former soldiers and started singing the much loved song dedicated to Antranik, the hero: “Like an eagle eternal soaring over the mountains“. In a few minutes all tears were wiped off and the tremendous funeral procession became a huge choir... “Your memory will ever be cherished from century to century“. More than people were singing the glory of their nation.
