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.
A considerable distance to bring full station cans to the springhouse from the barn after milking. Been there, done that before I left to join the Marines.
Yes, I saw all that too. The patch doesn't resemble any Marine outfit I'm aware of. The bag doesn't resemble any article of issue I'm aware of, either. I think Wyeth just provided a reasonable proximity of something and was more worried about the emotions and sentiment than with historical accuracy.
"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor fellow on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?" - Hermann Göring
Dogs never forget…
ReplyDeleteThat painting is so heartwarming!
ReplyDeleteI can only imagine how emotional that must be!
ReplyDeleteA considerable distance to bring full station cans to the springhouse from the barn after milking. Been there, done that before I left to join the Marines.
ReplyDelete3rd Infantry Division ("Rock of the Marne") shoulder patch.
ReplyDeleteI am not so sure that the doggies had a belted blouse. That looks like a doggie patch on a Marine Alfa uniform.
DeleteAs an aside, Andrew Wyeth was a fantastic artist but maybe he had his head where the sun don't shine.
Yes, I saw all that too. The patch doesn't resemble any Marine outfit I'm aware of. The bag doesn't resemble any article of issue I'm aware of, either. I think Wyeth just provided a reasonable proximity of something and was more worried about the emotions and sentiment than with historical accuracy.
DeleteWhile everything turns to dust, ever remains the mutt.
ReplyDeleteIf that painting doesn't touch your heart, you just might be dead.
ReplyDeleteAmen
DeleteNice.
ReplyDelete"Why of course the people don't want war. Why should some poor fellow on a farm want to risk his life in a war when the best he can get out of it is to come back to his farm in one piece?" - Hermann Göring
ReplyDeleteI'm a little bit sorry but I do not subscribe to quotes by Nazis.
DeleteRambo 1 has a similar scene.
ReplyDeleteThe realization that it's not the same....the realization that you're not the same.
ReplyDeleteBeen there.