Dover mission
n.— «Serving at so many funerals, or on a “Dover mission,” as he called it, “serves as a reality check.”» —“Paulsboro graduate proud to serve in ‘Old Guard’” by Jim Six Gloucester County Times (N.J.) June 9, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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