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14-042 Garand Picture of the Day
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 02-11-2014 at 12:53 PM.
He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose
There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet.
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02-11-2014 12:44 PM
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Think of what the photographer was risking in this case...
Bob
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Looks like GI in top photo was dropped first. Another in short order. I never can help thinking...son, brother, father. War is Shiza..... Would not wanna be in that snipers shoes. Most were shot outright.
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There is archive film of this scene. At about the 1:18 point on the film, the crossing and soldier can be seen.
Stock Footage - US 29th Infantry Division crosses Ruhr River and captures Jülich, Germany during World War II
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