|
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
|
|
When I reflect upon the characters and attainments of some of the general officers of this army...on whom I am to rely...I tremble: and as Lord Chesterfield said of the generals of his day, I only hope that when the enemy reads the list of their names he trembles as I do.
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, military dispatch, 1810
Viewed 126010 times.
» Download the iPhone/iPad Military Quotes app! «
|
|
|
May 17
1889: The Governor General's Horse Guards: Nulli Secundus
1963: WO II Walter (Rocky) Leja of the 3rd Field Engineer Regiment was critically injured while defusing a mailbox bomb in Westmount, Quebec. He was awarded the George Medal.
» Download the iPhone/iPad Military History app! «
|
|