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

A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Navy (about Pearl Harbor, 1942)

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Military Word Of The Day

ABTC

airborne training centre

Today in Military History

June 26

1916:

CAPTURE OF AVION, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 29 June 16)

1945:

United Nations Charter signed by 50 Allied nations

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