Old soldiers never die; they only fade away
A line from a song popular among soldiers in Britain in World War I.
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notes for Old soldiers never die; they only fade away
This proverb became particularly famous when General Douglas MacArthur quoted it after being relieved of his command in the Korean War.
Words nearby Old soldiers never die; they only fade away
Old Slavic, Old Slavonic, old sledge, old sod, old soldier, Old soldiers never die; they only fade away, Old South, Old South Arabian, Old Spanish, Old Spanish Trail, oldspeak
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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