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Where is the prince who can afford so to cover his country with troops for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might not, in many places, do an infinite deal of mischief before a force could be brought together to repel them?

- Benjamin Franklin-1784

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Military Word Of The Day
RBG
:
Reserve Brigade Group


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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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