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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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If they (the young pilots) are on land, they would be bombed down, and if they are in the air, they would be shot down. That's sad...Too sad...To let the young men die beautifully, that's what Tokko is. To give beautiful death, that's called sympathy.
- Admiral Takijiro Onishi (Note: Tokko means suicidal attack in Japanese)
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June 2
1916: MOUNT SORREL, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 13 June 16)
1917: VC won by William Avery Bishop, Royal Flying Corps, near Cambrai, France
1953: The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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