Milnet.ca's Fallen Comrades

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

Those far distant, storm-beaten ships, upon which the Grand Army never looked, stood between it and the dominion of the world.

- Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914): The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793-1812 (1892)

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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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