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It is customary in the democratic countries to deplore expenditures on armaments as conflicting with the requirements of social services. There is a tendency to forget that the most important social service a government can do for its people is to keep them alive and free.

- Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor

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Today in Military History

February 18

1900:

Battle of Paardeburn begins, Boer war

1915:

German submarine blockade of Britain begins

1944:

HMC Ships ATHABASKAN, HAIDA & HURON join in Operation Neptune, the Naval Phase of Operation Overlord

1945:

Canadians attack German defenders in Moyland Wood. Using self-propelled flame-throwers ("Wasps"), they gain a foothold in the forest, but advance no further.

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