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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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January 17
1944: First attack toward Cassino (Italy)
1957: HMCS Bonaventure is commissioned at Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is the first aircraft carrier to be owned outright by Canada and incorporates several post-war technical developments: an angled deck, mirror landing aid, and steam catapult
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