Air-Force.ca's Fallen Comrades

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

You who are alive on this beach
Remember that these men died far from home
That others, here and everywhere, might freely
Enjoy life in God's Mercy

- Monument to the Royal Regiment of Canada, Puys, France

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Today in Military History

June 24

1850:

Lord Kichener born

1900:

Captain L.S.T. Halliday, Royal Marine Light Infantry, awarded the Victoria Cross, Peking

1944:

VC won by Flight Lieut. David Ernest Hornell, Royal Canadian Air Force, Shetland Islands (posthumous)

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