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I would ask these doubters to consider whether an "open" society whose "free" citizens cannot be trusted to hold arms and ammunition at home represent an entity that should be defended in moral terms or that can be defended in military ones.

- Richard Simpkin

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Military Word Of The Day
To disrupt
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(Mission/task Verb) A tactical task or obstacle effect (that integrates fire planning and obstacle effort) that breaks apart an enemy's formation and tempo, interrupts the enemy's time table, causes premature commitment of forces, and/or splinters their attack.


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Today in Military History

December 22



1919:

The Air Board submits a memo to the Privy Council proposing to create the Canadian Air Force


1943:

VILLA GRANDE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Dec 43)


1944:

US troops under McAuliffe encircled at Bastogne refuse German surrender terms




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