Word: goupillon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Dwight Eisenhower interrupted his farewell tour of the NATO countries to attend the funeral Mass of a friend, French Hero General Henri Coudraux, a deputy chief of staff to SHAPE. Ike followed the old French custom which calls for chief mourners, whether lay or clerical, to dip a silver goupillon in holy water and sprinkle it on the coffin. Later, Ike took to his bed with a throat infection and fever, which further delayed his goodbye tour...
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