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

Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

- Theodore Roosevelt

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Military Word Of The Day

LRTA

long-range transport aircraft

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Today in Military History

August 15

1917:

HILL 70, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 25 Aug 17)

1917:

VC won by Pte Michael James O'Rourke, 7th Battalion, CEF, Hill 70, France

1944:

Operation Dragoon, Allied landing in South of France

1944:

SOUTHERN FRANCE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 28 Aug 44)

1945:

Emperor Hirohito's radio broadcast, accepting Allied surrender terms - VJ Day

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