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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis.

- From a post-war debriefing of a German General

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Military Word Of The Day

ABCA

America, Britain, Canada, Australia

Today in Military History

December 19

1917:

Canadian Conscription law becomes effective

1941:

VC won by CSM John Robert Osborn, 1st Battalion, The Winnipeg Grenadiers, Hong Kong (posthumous)

1964:

Halifax Nova Scotia - Royal Canadian Navy commissions HMCS Annapolis; 20th ship in destroyer escort program.

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