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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

June 6



1813:

British defeat American army at Stoney Creek, Upper Canada


1944:

D-Day, Canadian casualties are described as "light"; 340 killed, 574 wounded, 47 captured


1944:

NORMANDY LANDING


1944:

NORTH-WEST EUROPE 194-45, effective dates for battle honour begin (to 5 May 45)


1944:

R.R.C. - based in Toronto. Served in England and France - parachuted in to France.


1945:

Lt. Andre van Kerre Broeck- de Sonneville Belgian Army/Resistance fighter/Dutch-French Connection walks back to Belgium barefoot after 3 years of Nazi incarceration




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