The EMPIRE REMEMBERS:
THEY LIVE IN OUR HeARTS FOREVER
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..........The romulan ship proceeds to coordinates on the fringe of the homeworld orbit. There some twelve warbirds, dark and dead circle the planet, obviously in states of disrepair so bad that they have been decommissioned and marked for termination. On board are most surely the bodies of the officers that have died without family or friends. Eleven other operational birds take up orbit in an outer ring.
.......Warriors, rise to meet your comrades. Rise for the glory and honor of the Empire. 
*A voice...tendered with the wisdom of age, yet spoken with the vigor of youth, proper, yet speaking in the common language, .....
......We welcome all who listen on this solemn occasion. The recent conflict has robbed us of many of our sons and daughters, mothers, fathers, husbands, wives. We mourn with thou who have lost thy loved ones. Let our sadness not lay heavy our hearts, and let this storm which we have weathered not go quietly into the night. Let us burn from our hearts the sadness and light the way for our noble warriors so that they may have safe travels to VortaVor.
Let the fires be lit.
*The commander looks down at a pad in his hand and orders "Tactical, fire the following pattern on my mark... "Fire." Twelve ships fire six disruptor blasts into the dead ships. A display similar to fireworks is seen on the planet's surface.
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We will observe a state of mourning for those who go on before. For the Glory and Honor of the Empire....
BEDAOI DAEHLEN
THIS WE VOW....THEY DID NOT DIE IN VAIN!
By: Commander Yhea Aanikh
IRV Rakata........................