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Canadians are, for the most part, the descendants of armies, officers and men, and every generation of them has stood up to battle.
- Songs of the great Dominion Intro., xxi 1889

- William D. Lighthall

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Today in Military History

June 12



1885:

The Essex and Kent Scottish: Semper Paratus (Always ready)


1944:

VC won by Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski, Royal Canadian Air Forcem over Cambrai (posthumous)


1982:

Attack on Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands, ( 42 Royal Marine Commando)


1982:

Attack on Two Sisters, Falkland Islands, ( 45 Royal Marine Commando)




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