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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old

We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass if we cannot destroy them

- General Robert E. Lee, September 1862, in a letter to President Jefferson Davies.

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Military Word Of The Day

QRF

quick reaction force

Today in Military History

August 21

1852:

Tlingit Indians destroy Fort Selkirk, Yukon.

1863:

U.S. Civil War: Lawrence, Kansas is destroyed by Confederate guerillas "Quantrill's Raiders" in the Lawrence Massacre.

1914:

The Royal Newfoundland Regiment: Better Than the Best

1917:

VC won by CSM Robert Hanna, 29th Battalion, CEF, Hill 70, France

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