Old soldiers never die; they only fade away
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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.
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Old Slavic, Old Slavonic, old sledge, old sod, old soldier, Old soldiers never die; they only fade away, old soul, Old South, Old South Arabian, Old Spanish, Old Spanish Trail
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