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Word: destructio (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1939-1939
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...first-line of defense against enemy war-boats far at sea off either coast from bases far inland. Yet the same go-easy policy prevails as when the "flying fortress" squadron (2nd Bombardment Group) which circled South America last year was ordered to erase its motto, Mors et Destructio ("Death and Destruction"), from its coat-of-arms. The bomber boys wonder if the higher-ups would like them to adopt the motto "Love and Kisses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: Daddy's Day | 8/14/1939 | See Source »

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