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

I love the infantry because they are the underdogs. They are the mud-rain-frost-and-wind boys. They have no comforts, and they even learn to live without the necessities. And in the end they are the guys that wars can't be won without.

- Ernie Pyle

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Today in Military History

January 9

1838:

A Patriot attack against Amhertsburg, Ont. is defeated by Canadian militiamen.

1916:

Complete evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula announced

1945:

HMCS Ehkoli, a former Royal Canadian Navy patrol boat, is recommissioned in the RCN as a survey vessel

1950:

A North Star aircraft of No. 412 Squadron continues the first Royal Canadian Air Force round-the-world flight (02-31 Jan).

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