• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Kinda creepy seeing them smile so hard given the WWI western front was as close to hell on earth as I pray we ever get to. I suppose they’re likely far enough off the LOC to be somewhat better off.

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      12 hours ago

      Omg, it isn’t, but for a second I imagined that was the shellshock smile :'(.

      But I’m sure it was about as horrible.

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      2 days ago

      Yeah. Even the smell would start to unnerve you, just a strong smell of death in the air way before you got close enough to see or hear it. I agree, I think if they’re smiling like that they’re pretty far back from the front.

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        2 days ago

        I figure there’s also a decent chance they were told to smile by the photographer for propaganda purposes, although their smiles aren’t looking particularly forced.