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Dec 2019
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NEVER BEFORE HAVE SO MANY OWED SO MUCH T...

JON HAGADORN
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These words were spoken August 20th, 1940, by the Prime Minister of England, to pilots of the British Royal Air Force, who had been showing great courage against the German Luftwaffe in an effort to save Great Britain from being bombed into submission. This was the Battle of Britain- these were dark days- and the PM wanted these brave men to know that they carried the undying gratitude of their countrymen for their courage and sacrifice in the face of overwhelming odds.

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