Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

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

You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young men carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub.

- George Bernard Shaw

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Today in Military History

March 29

1944:

RAF raid on Nuremberg: 95 out of 795 bombers lost

1945:

An acoustic torpedo from U-246 ends HMCS TEME'S part in the war when it blows most of her stern away killing four crewmembers in the process.

1973:

Last American Troops leave Vietnam

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