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They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
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It is customary in the democratic countries to deplore expenditures on armaments as conflicting with the requirements of social services. There is a tendency to forget that the most important social service a government can do for its people is to keep them alive and free.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor
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April 29
1769: Duke of Wellington born
1916: General Townsend surrenders Kut to the Turks, 3000 British and 6000 Indian troops taken prisoner following 143 day seige
1945: The German Army in Italy surrenders unconditionally to the Allies
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