Old soldiers never die
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Old soldiers never die
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"Old soldiers never die" is an English language catchphrase, with the full version being "Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away". It originates from a stanza from the soldiers' folklore song Old Soldiers Never Die:
- Old soldiers never die,
- Never die, never die,
- Old soldiers never die,
- They simply fade away. The song itself is a British Army's parody of the gospel song Kind Words Can Never Die. In the United States, the phrase was used by General Douglas MacArthur in his Ap
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English language catchphrase
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_soldiers_never_die
date created:
2017-09-19T22:52:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T09:56:53Z
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