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From: Killian Roger <killianra@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Certa cito
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The motto is “Certa Cito” which is literally
“Reliable Information Quickly” but the Corps prefers
“Swift and Sure”. 
--- Ivan Van Laningham <ivanlan@pauahtun.org> wrote:
> Hi All--
> While poking through my slides from Vietnam, I ran
> across a sign
> photographed in Saigon for the 110 Signals Squadron.
>  The crest
> (presumably for the Royal Australian Signals) shows
> Mercury (sans the
> usual winged feet) balanced atop a globe, with a
> banner surrounding the
> globe bearing the motto "Certa Cito."
> 
> Other than figuring out that "cito" has something to
> do with speed, I am
> at a loss.
> 
> Can anyone provide a translation?  I'll be putting
> up a webpage on these
> slides in a few days, and I'd like to have the
> translation before I do
> so.
> 
> Metta,
> Ivan
> ----------------------------------------------
> Ivan Van Laningham
> Symantec
> http://www.pauahtun.org/
>
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html
> Army Signal Corps:  Cu Chi, Class of '70
> Author:  Teach Yourself Python in 24 Hours


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