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Remember always that you are to defend not only the soil of your country, but the life of your civilization, and remember that your civilization has this great quality; it can be defended only by those who understand it with their minds and adorn it by their conduct.

- Governor General Vincent Massey speaking at CMR Saint-Jean in 1952

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Military Word Of The Day
MCO
:
movement control organization


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Today in Military History

March 21



1918:

SOMME, 1918, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 5 Apr 18)


1918:

VC won by 2Lt Edmond de Wind, 31st Battalion, CEF (later 15th battalion, Royal Irish Rangers - British Army), Near Grougie, France (posthomous)




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