Good stuff guys!
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michaelmaltby
Colonel
michaelmaltby
Colonel
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That last one is powerful.
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
Agreed, some may have been Nazis some may have been good decent men, but all those mothers sons...
Brings to mind the end of the Band of Brothers series, when the German general is addressing his troops for the last time, Pvt. Liebgot is translating for Winters and Nixon, I don't claim to be the toughest guy on the planet but dammit, every time I hear that I swear the wife is cutting onions on the sofa next to me.
I'm not ashamed to admit I've never gotten through that scene dry eyed.
War can sure advance technology in many ways very fast, but there's the stark reminder of the cost.
michaelmaltby
Colonel
... but are they still standing ... that is the question .... surely that photo is a German photo. We are seeing the bad blood still playing out in regions and countries such as the Ukraine ...
Peter Gunn
Master Sergeant
You're right Mike, regardless of their politics or beliefs, it would be a travesty if this had been desecrated, I mean, we treat sunken warships as untouchable war graves after all.
buffnut453
Captain
It doesn't matter where or when, the human cost of war always ends up being (often large numbers of) graves filled with the bodies of men, women and children. We must also not forget those survivors who must live on with broken bodies and/or minds.
The pic below is a postcard dating from about 1919 showing the Ramparts Cemetery at Ypres. The nearest grave is that of my Grandmother's first cousin, Stephen Orme Gamble, who was KIA on 13 Apr 1915. He's far from resting alone!
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
B-24's of the 446th BG leave contrails over the skies of Europe.
buffnut453
Captain
I think that's what people refer to as an atmospheric photograph...in both senses of the word. What a great pic!
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
The Light Cruiser HMS Penelope. She was hit by so many splinters from Bomb near misses while operating with Force K in the Med she was nicknamed HMS Pepperpot
yulzari
Tech Sergeant
Oh yes it is! (trad). See, I can't help it either.Oh no it's not!
Sorry...I just can't help myself!
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syscom3
Pacific Historian
C-47's at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea. In the back, you can see a B24 of the 90th BG, with its distinctive "Jolly Rodger" insignia on the tail.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Contrails or Chem-trails???? 
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Do German WW2 graves still display the Swastika?
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Do German WW2 graves still display the Swastika?
buffnut453
Captain
No, they don't.
