Air-Force.ca's Fallen Comrades

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

You who are alive on this beach
Remember that these men died far from home
That others, here and everywhere, might freely
Enjoy life in God's Mercy

- Monument to the Royal Regiment of Canada, Puys, France

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Today in Military History

August 21

1852:

Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon.

1863:

U.S. Civil War: Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerillas "Quantrill's Raiders" in the Lawrence Massacre.

1914:

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment: Better Than the Best

1917:

VC won by CSM Robert Hanna, 29th Battalion, CEF, Hill 70, France

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