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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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No one accuses the gunner of maudlin affection for anything except his beasts and his weapons. He serves as least three jealous gods--his horse and all its saddlery and harness; his gun, whose least detail of efficiency is more important than men's lives; and, when these have been attended to, the never-ending mystery of his art commands him.
- Rudyard Kipling
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June 1
1879: Eugene, Prince Imperial of France, killed in the Zulu campaign
1915: Lord Kitchener made a K.G.
1917: Since beginning of the war, British have taken 76,067 prisoners on the Western front
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