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

February 13



1942:

Formation of first RM Cdo at Deal


1945:

Budapest falls to the Red Army


1945:

RAF and USAAF bombers cause firestorm in Dresden


2006:

Friedrich Engle part of the Nazi's SS who was convicted of murdering Italians dies at 97




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