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

...over the past two days, we managed to shoot down 196 missiles before they hit their target.

- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, The Iraqi Information Minister

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Today in Military History

May 18

1944:

HITLER LINE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 24 May 44)

1944:

LIRI VALLEY, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 30 May 44)

1972:

2 Royal Marines SBS parachuted alongside QE2 to search for a bomb.

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