Coup de grâce Coup de grâce A coup de grâce (; French for "blow of mercy") is a death blow to end the suffering of a severely wounded person or animal. It may be a mercy killing of civilians or soldiers, friends or enemies, with or without the sufferer's consent. Examples of "coup de grâce" include shooting the heart or head (typically the back of the skull) of a wounded, but still living, person during an execution or by humanely killing a suffering, mortally wounded soldier, in war, for whom medical aid is not available. In pre-firearms eras the wounded were finished with
I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier I'd Be Proud to Be the Mother of a Soldier I’d be proud to be the Mother of a Soldier is a World War I song released in 1915. It was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in New York, New York. This song, written and composed by Charles A. Bayha, uses what in later years became the classic image of the mother volunteering her son for military service. The sheet music cover reads, "It would be a different story, if they trampled on old glory, I'd be proud to be the mother of a soldier." The sheet music can