Reuters quote of the day, July 21

London, July 20 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''He used to say So many soldiers go to their deaths, and for what reason?' He abhorred war.'' -- Ken Davis, son of Jack Davis, on his father, Britain's oldest veteran of World War One. Jack Davis fought in the trenches with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry during the 1914-1918 conflict, died on July 21, 2003.

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