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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 21 days ago

Two US soldiers in an embrace in the snow, Austrian Alps, WW2, 1945

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Two US soldiers in an embrace in the snow, Austrian Alps, WW2, 1945

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PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryPhotos@piefed.socialEnglish · 21 days ago
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    ‘In 1945, these two soldiers had hiked up into the Austrian Alps and a friend took their picture as they embraced in the snow. One soldier kept these snapshots hidden in a shoebox until the early 1990s when he handed them to a relative, along with the ring that he was wearing in the Alps photo, with the request: “Please keep these safe for me.” According to the relative, the soldier, nearing the end of his life, wanted to preserve the one thing that meant more to him than anything else. He passed away two years later.’

    I’m not crying, you’re crying…

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      Historians : Ha yes, friends.

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        Bestie rings 😭

      • Rose Thorne(She/Her)@lemmy.zip
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        “They were squadmates!”

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          They were so close they shared a bunk

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      No better person to fight a war with than the person you love the most and would literally die for.

      Alexander the Great and his army would have been proud.

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        You say that until you lose a friend or lover due to some random combat event and it breaks you.

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    Ah yes, roommates

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    Which could mean nothing.

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