old soldiers
They never die
Old soldiers is a phrase from the expression "old soldiers never die, they just fade away"—meaning veterans don't dramatically exit but gradually recede from prominence.
The saying applies beyond military contexts to anyone or anything that lingers past its prime rather than ending definitively: Old soldiers never die—they just move to Florida.
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