Air-Force.ca's Fallen Comrades

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



Once upon a time we knew what to do. A British district officer, coming upon a scene of suttee, was told by the locals that in Hindu culture it was the custom to cremate a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. He replied that in British culture it was the custom to hang chaps who did that sort of thing. There are many great things about India - curry, pyjamas, sitars, software engineers -- but suttee was not one of them. What a pity we're no longer capable of being 'judgmental' and 'discriminating'.

- Mark Steyn

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heavy mortar


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Today in Military History

September 13



1759:

Battle of the Plains of Abraham


1759:

The Battle of Quebec


1942:

HMCS OTTAWA is cut in two and sinks after being attacked by U-91 in the mid-atlantic. HMCS ST CROIX conducts depth charge attacks, while two corvettes pick up just 65 survivors from a crew of 179.




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