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Retired armo(u)r Soldier β€’ British-American β€’ History nerd, esp. the WW1 BEF β€’ No coffee too strong β€’ Go Army! β€’ Death before dismount β€’ Yes Marmite
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This is a powerful little video using modern and period images. The creator weaves timeless stories of devotion to duty and sacrifice. #Lestweforget
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πŸŽ₯ Then & Now

The Lost Generation | Where they fell

Verdun, Champagne, the Chemin des Dames, Somme, where over a 1.3m young and old French soldiers fell.

Then & now, where they fell, their faces and their memory πŸ₯€

Glimpse below, for the full film πŸ‘‡ youtu.be/mvFPmB_5K10?si…
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a screenshot of a video game says you 're using us just like the salarians shepard
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I am so proud and thankful to live in Oregon. We care.
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We have some amazing vistas on the Oregon coast, but this is breathtaking.
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Sisyphus worked in a staff shop in a forward-deployed joint headquarters. Every frigging morning with the boulder. Today it’s 20,000 sandbags. Tomorrow, some rocket scientist cut through a 220 volt line with a pick. And 120-slide PP briefings that have to be done yesterday. #Iamsisyphus the horror…
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Sisyphus worked in a staff shop in a forward-deployed joint headquarters. Every frigging morning with the boulder. Today it’s 20,000 sandbags. Tomorrow, some rocket scientist cut through a 220 volt line with a pick. And 120-slide PP briefings that have to be done yesterday. #Iamsisyphus the horror…
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I’m sure you know the old axiom about professionals talking logistics and amateurs talking tactics. Well, I’m reading this outstanding book about the gargantuan effort that sustained the #BritishArmy in the #GreatWar. #fwwhist #fww #WW1
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Paul @pchieza.bsky.social Β· 3d
Never forgotten, wear your poppy with pride. 🫑🫑🫑
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RG Poulussen @rgpoulussen.bsky.social Β· 2d
#OTD in 1939. Two soldiers paying their respects at a British #WW1 cemetery. #HISTORY
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It’s official. The Yuletide season is here. I know because Christmas radio just became active on #Sirius radio!
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Debbie Cameron @debsadelight.bsky.social Β· 3d
#OTD in 1918 Wilfred Owen was killed in action just one week before the end of #WW1
#LestWeForget
Credits for photos and many more here:

livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/33...
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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social Β· 3d
4 November 1918 Lt Wilfred Owen was killed in action during the crossing of the Sambre–Oise Canal, exactly one week (almost to the hour) before the signing of the Armistice. #WW1 #History #HistoryMatters
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The real question is who will he let extort him…
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Isn’t the exododus an extinct bird?🐦
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a man in a black jacket is making a funny face and saying heresy .
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The American people sold ourselves on the concept that β€œit can never happen here.” That was obviously a lie or a self-delusion.
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Preach it!
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Small hand goes up tentatively in the back of class. It’s the big goofy kid wearing glasses (take a guess who that kid was?) In a squeaky voice he asks, β€œDoes this include eggnog lattes?”
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Starships Troopers. #MâchtenSiemehrwißen?
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If that guy had a LASER, his aim would’ve been much better. LASER = Lettuce and Salami Extended Ranging.

As you mentioned, you employ the SDC. But you failed to specify that it’s used to determine the MPI. MPI = Mouth Point of Impact.
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Charles Waterhouse was a giant of the Corps. I had a dear friend (long gone from us) who was a BAR man in H 3/26 5th Mardiv on Iwo. I gifted him a signed print of β€œBAR on the Beach” for Christmas one year. He was so proud of that painting!
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WRAP = Wide-Range Avocado ProjectileπŸ₯‘
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We only have to look to the example of the American Civil War. That conflict (1861-65) still exerts a powerful influence on US affairs in nearly countless respects. The aftershocks of World War I are still reverberating in the modern era.
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It was a brilliant idea. I went to the Gettysburg battlefield recently and viewed the Cycloramana there. The artist recreated the penultimate moment of the third day. This painting is truly massive in scale. It really does feel as if you’re almost witnessing the actual battle.
Gettysburg Cyclorama - Wikipedia
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Please take a moment to read Harry Keyes’ story. He was among the heroic soldiers who sacrificed everything in the #GreatWar. #fww #fwwhist #WesternFront #pbi
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