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

The reason the American Army does so well in wartime, is that war is chaos, and the American Army practices it on a daily basis.

- From a post-war debriefing of a German General

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Military Word Of The Day

MCO

movement control organization

Today in Military History

March 21

1918:

SOMME, 1918, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 5 Apr 18)

1918:

VC won by 2Lt Edmond de Wind, 31st Battalion, CEF (later 15th battalion, Royal Irish Rangers - British Army), Near Grougie, France (posthomous)

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