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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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If I were asked to define leadership, I should say it is the projection of personality. It is the most intensely personal thing in the world because it is just plain you.
The qualities that distinguish a leader from other men are courage, will power, initiative, and knowledge. If you have not got those qualities you will not make a leader; if you have them, you will.
- Field Marshal Sir William Slim from an address at West Point, circa 1950:
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February 18
1900: Battle of Paardeburn begins, Boer war
1915: German submarine blockade of Britain begins
1944: HMC Ships ATHABASKAN, HAIDA & HURON join in Operation Neptune, the Naval Phase of Operation Overlord
1945: Canadians attack German defenders in Moyland Wood. Using self-propelled flame-throwers ("Wasps"), they gain a foothold in the forest, but advance no further.
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