Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

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



If they (the young pilots) are on land, they would be bombed down, and if they are in the air, they would be shot down. That's sad...Too sad...To let the young men die beautifully, that's what Tokko is. To give beautiful death, that's called sympathy.

- Admiral Takijiro Onishi (Note: Tokko means suicidal attack in Japanese)

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Today in Military History

May 18



1944:

HITLER LINE, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 24 May 44)


1944:

LIRI VALLEY, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 30 May 44)


1972:

2 Royal Marines SBS parachuted alongside QE2 to search for a bomb.




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