" I'm a clapped out ship at a Halifax pier , the first of Knox's 'volunteers' "
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| HMS Campbeltown - formerly USS Buchanan 131 - hero of the famous St Nazaire Raid |
Seventy five years ago next September 6th, the wartime naval base of Halifax Nova Scotia made its biggest ever contribution to military history.
Without even firing a shot.
All because - ironically enough - it was considered the most suitably neutral ground for two former military enemies to publicly seal a handshake of eternal friendship.
