Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

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



Once upon a time we knew what to do. A British district officer, coming upon a scene of suttee, was told by the locals that in Hindu culture it was the custom to cremate a widow on her husband's funeral pyre. He replied that in British culture it was the custom to hang chaps who did that sort of thing. There are many great things about India - curry, pyjamas, sitars, software engineers -- but suttee was not one of them. What a pity we're no longer capable of being 'judgmental' and 'discriminating'.

- Mark Steyn

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Today in Military History

June 9



1858:

VC won by Pte Timothy O'Hea, 1st Battalion, the Rifle Brigade, wins VC at Danville Station, Quebec for extinguishing a fire in an ammunition laden railway car (one of the few VCs awarded other than in the face of the enemy, and the only


1915:

Canada announces intention to raise a further 35,000 men




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