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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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The American forces have suffered terrible losses. The losses are far more than what Eisenhower has admitted, and worse is ahead. Tunis is only a foretaste of what is waiting for us in Europe.
- Roane Waring, Commander of the American Legion (after the victory at North Africa)
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June 24
1850: Lord Kichener born
1900: Captain L.S.T. Halliday, Royal Marine Light Infantry, awarded the Victoria Cross, Peking
1944: VC won by Flight Lieut. David Ernest Hornell, Royal Canadian Air Force, Shetland Islands (posthumous)
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