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

An army raised without proper regard to the choice of its recruits was never yet made good by the length of time.

- Flavius Vegetius Renatus - Military Institutions of the Romans, circa AD 378

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Military Word Of The Day

IFCS

Integrated Fire Control System, comprising ballistic computer, turret stabilization system, laser range finder and optical sights - tank gunsights

Today in Military History

May 7

1867:

VC won by Dr (Asst-Surg) Campbell Mallis Douglas, 24th (Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot (British Army), Island of Little Andaman, The Burma Campaign

1915:

Lusitania torpedoed, 1198 lost

1945:

Unconditional surrender of all German forces to the Allies, signed at Eisenhower's HQ at Rhiems

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