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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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I don’t care how they dress so long as they mind their fighting.
- Sir Thomas Picton, British general killed at Waterloo, 1815, when questioned about the slovenly appearance of his troops
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May 4
1471: Battle of Tewksbury
1910: Canadian Navy was created by the Naval Service Act
1942: Battle of Coral Sea (to 8 May 42); first naval battle fought entirely with aircraft from carriers out of each others sight
1982: "HMS Sheffield hit by Argentinian Exocet Missile"
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