Navy.ca's Fallen Comrades

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

There's no beer, no prostitutes and people are shooting at us. It's more like Portsmouth

- an unnamed soldier on Sky News refutes claims that Iraqi city Umm Qasr is 'like Southampton'.

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Military Word Of The Day

1 CER

1 Combat Engineer Regiment

Today in Military History

May 24

1819:

Queen Victoria born

1944:

MELFA CROSSING, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 25 May 44)

1944:

VC won by Maj John Keefer Mahoney, The Westminster Regiment (Motor), Melfa River, Italy

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