Air-Force.ca's Fallen Comrades

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



This was the first time i had been in contact and killed anyone. I felt good, I felt hard. But the euphoria was nothing to do with ending another person's life. I felt good because i had not panicked, I had not let down my friends, I had reacted as a professional soldier trained by professional soldiers, and the excitement of the firefight was nothing short of fantastic. I've never taken drugs but I can't believe there is anything which can equal the thrill of battle. I loved it.

- Peter McAleese

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QRF
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quick reaction force


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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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