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

It is my earnest hope - indeed the hope of all mankind - that from this solemn occasion a better world shall emerge out of the blood and carnage of the past, a world found upon faith and understanding, a world dedicated to the dignity of man and the fulfillment of his most cherished wish for freedom, tolerance and justice.

- General Douglas Macarthur, Supreme Allied Commander of South-West Pacific (1945)

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SLT

Second Language Training Sub-Lieutenant (SLt)

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Today in Military History

June 6

1813:

British defeat American army at Stoney Creek, Upper Canada

1944:

D-Day, Canadian casualties are described as "light"; 340 killed, 574 wounded, 47 captured

1944:

NORMANDY LANDING

1944:

NORTH-WEST EUROPE 194-45, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 5 May 45)

1944:

R.R.C. - based in Toronto. Served in England and France - parachuted in to France.

1945:

Lt. Andre van Kerre Broeck- de Sonneville Belgian Army/Resistance fighter/Dutch-French Connection walks back to Belgium barefoot after 3 years of Nazi incarceration

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