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

A military man can scarcely pride himself on having 'smitten a sleeping enemy'; it is more a matter of shame, simply, for the one smitten.

- Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Navy (about Pearl Harbor, 1942)

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Military Word Of The Day

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Today in Military History

September 6

1914:

Battle of Marne begins

1916:

Compulsory Service Bill passed in New Zealand

1944:

Bridgehead established across the Moselle

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