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I do not mean that we should build our country in the past but rather on the past. If we forget or ignore the traditions for which Canada has stood as a mighty bulwark against all the shock of time, then the splendour will fade and our usefulness will be no more.

- General Sir Arthur Currie

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Military Word Of The Day

RAP

Regimental Aid Post. Former term for UMS Unit Medical Station

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Today in Military History

November 7

1900:

VC won by Lt Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Leliefontien, Komati River

1900:

VC won by Lt Richard Ernest Turner, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Leliefontien, Komati River

1900:

VC won by Sgt Edward James Gibson Holland, The Royal Canadian Dragoons, Leliefontien, Komati River

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