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



We trained very hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn in this life that we tend to meet any situation by reorganizing. And a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

- Wrongly attributed to Petronius Arbiter, Roman hedonist, about 60 A.D.It is not found anywhere in his works. The earliest known occurrence seems to be in the British occupation force in Germany

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Military Word Of The Day
RBG
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Reserve Brigade Group


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Today in Military History

May 7



1867:

VC won by Dr (Asst-Surg) Campbell Mallis Douglas, 24th (Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (British Army), Island of Little Andaman, The Burma Campaign


1915:

Lusitania torpedoed, 1198 lost


1945:

Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies, signed at Eisenhower's HQ at Rhiems




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