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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder -- infinitely prouder -- to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, ''Our Father Who Art in Heaven.''
- General Douglas MacArthur
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June 25
1857: Queen Victoria distributes VCs at Hyde Park
1875: The Prince Edward Island Regiment: Parva Sub Ingenti
1917: First fighting contingent of American troops land in France
1944: THE ODON, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 2 Jul 44)
1950: The Korean War begins
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