Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

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



Those who ran away are now outside the distant perimeter wall of the airport. Now they're outside the wall and the heroic Republican Guard is now in control of the whole area of Saddam International Airport. So where are those villainous louts, those mercenaries?

- Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, The Iraqi Information Minister

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Military Word Of The Day
PUL
:
palletized unit load


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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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