complimentary closing

Within the United States military services, two complimentary closings are often used incorrectly.

(1) uses a colon after the salutation, (2) uses a comma after the complimentary closing.

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Except for Debierue's surname (the tiny lowercase letters "e" through "e" were all contained within a large capital "D") there was no complimentary closing.

A typical complimentary closing (used in many letters) was: "Sr, Your most obliged and most humble servant, GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL".