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Peace will come soon to stay, and so come as to be worth keeping in all future time. It will then have proved that among free men there can be no successful appeal from the ballot to the bullet, and that they who take such appeal are sure their cases and pay the costs.

- Abraham Lincoln

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Today in Military History

May 26

1722:

The Royal Artillery is formed. This day is observed in the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery as Artillery Day. (The origins of the RCA are too diverse for them to agree on one regimental birthday.)

1940:

Operation Dynamo begins; evacuation of 338,226 allied troops at Dunkirk

1944:

CEPRANO, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 27 May 44)

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