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

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These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives everything its value.
- Thomas Paine ("The American Crisis")
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September 26
1914: Indian troops land at Marseilles
1916: THIEPVAL, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 29 Sept 17)
1917: POLYGON WOOD, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 3 Oct 17)
1917: Sgt John Dwyer, 4 MG Coy, Royal Austarlian Army, awarded the VC for his actions during the third Battle of Ypres, Belgium.
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