And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Monday, March 2, 2015
A wounded British soldier showing the shrapnel damage to his steel helmet caused near Beaumont-Hamel, on the Somme Front in December 1916.
In wars, WW1 was one of the very worst. I realize that the relative horror of war is very subjective, but whether subjective or objective, WW1 was very bad.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I'd rather be lucky than good. December '16 to Nov '18 is a long time. Hope he didn't use up ALL his luck that day.
if this were a movie, he would be shot in the head by a sniper while he was admiring the hole in his helmet. i have seen this so many times in movies that I am trained to expect it even in still pictures.
The helmets were better than nothing.
ReplyDeleteIn wars, WW1 was one of the very worst. I realize that the relative horror of war is very subjective, but whether subjective or objective, WW1 was very bad.
I've said it before, I'll say it again. I'd rather be lucky than good. December '16 to Nov '18 is a long time. Hope he didn't use up ALL his luck that day.
ReplyDeleteif this were a movie, he would be shot in the head by a sniper while he was admiring the hole in his helmet. i have seen this so many times in movies that I am trained to expect it even in still pictures.
ReplyDeleteCheck out the Royal Newfoundland Regiment " The Blue Puttes" the Somme battle of Beaumont Hamel
ReplyDeleteA rare photo on several levels, not the least of which is a smiling combatant in the trenches of WWI.
ReplyDeleteThis guy would be a good man to share a foxhole with. Tough, but with good humor.
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