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



The shovel is the brother to the gun.

- Carl Sandburg, American poet, biographer, and Spanish-American War veteran. A soldier in combat quickly learns that digging a hole to hide in offers better protection than using his weapon.

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DEW
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directed-energy weapon


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Today in Military History

October 4



1942:

Start of German "final offensive" against Soviet positions in Stalingrad


1957:

Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite in space launched




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