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Desmond Doss

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Yes I too am getting married, got engaged around 2 months ago, so I do feel the need to judge some people’s time frames

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Nothing happens faster than conservative Christian women getting married. 

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my favorite boys

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What did Nix do after the war?

Hey! 

Sorry anon but I do not have my books with me so I could do more research but according to Wikipedia: 

“ Richard Winters served as the best man at the wedding. Nixon got his life back together and overcame his alcoholism during their marriage. They had no children. “ 

and 

After the war, Nixon worked at his family's Nixon Nitration Works in Edison (then Raritan Township), New Jersey, alongside his father, Stanhope, and longtime friend, Dick Winters. (Ambrose, Stephen E. (1992). Band of Brothers: Easy Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0-7434-6411-6. page 306)

 Lewis Nixon died of complications from diabetes in Los Angeles, California, on January 11, 1995. Dick Winters gave the eulogy at Grace's request. (Winters, Major Dick; Kingseed, Cole C. (2006). Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters. Berkley Hardcover. ISBN 978-0-425-20813-7. page 276)

In other books/memoirs/records

According to ancestry: 

Lewis Nixon married Grace Umezawa, who was of Japanese descent. She had, unfortunately and unfairly, been relocated to an internment camp during World War II. 

(Source Information Title U.S., Final Accountability Rosters of Evacuees at Relocation Centers, 1942-1946 Author: Ancestry.com Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher Date: 2013. Publisher Location: Provo, UT, USA Repository I)

His parents divorced in 1945. 

Nix’s mother died on June 24, 1948. 

Source for above: (Date: 1948-06-24Source Information. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.)

His sister, Blanche, died on November 4, 1955.  She had committed suicide and was found by Nix’s wife at the time. (This is not to bring any shame to the family, but to raise awareness that just because this family was wealthy did not mean they were okay)

Source:  (Date: 1955-11-04, California Death Index, 1940-1997AuthorAncestry.comPublisherOnline publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics)

His father would die in 1958. 

According to Grace’s obituary from 2016:

“ In 1956, Grace married Lewis Nixon. In marriage, Grace and Lewis had a wonderful, loving life. They happily travelled the world, listened to music, supported charitable causes, and raised pets—among them Anubis the cat, Nicholas the one-eyed dog, and Peter the rabbit—as well as feeding a neighborhood family of raccoons and the annually migrating Mr. and Mrs. Duck. Grace and Lewis often spent time with their nieces and nephews, teaching them cards and backgammon and playing for keeps over the children’s allowance money.” 

One can assume that Nixon had a son with someone, as it is stated in her obituary, it is stated: “Grace is survived by her brother George and sister Dorothy, her stepson Michael and grandsons Miguel and Will, fourteen nieces and nephews, numerous grand- and great grandnieces and grandnephews, and by her devoted cat, Binky.”

Key word: Stepson Michael. Grace had not married someone else, as far as records go, so this must be Nix’s kid. 

To go even farther and possibly enter creep level, in will and estate appellete court case, after Nix’s father died. It talks about the estate of  Stanhope Lewis, it mentions Nix and his only child “a son, Michael, aged 14 when decedent died.”

 Nix’s father died in 1958. So doing the math, Michael was born in 1944 although I do not know when. 

I have no idea legal terms but I’ll attach some legal stuff here, “... remaindermen of the decedent's estate, of a life interest in a portion of the estate bequeathed to decedent's son, Lewis Nixon, which was renounced by the latter. “

Dick Winters states that Nix had several failed marriages until 1956, when he married Grace and found as Winters called it, “true happiness” and “peace within himself”. (Richard Winters, Beyond Band of Brothers, 276) 

He died in January of 1995 and Winters was asked to give the eulogy at his funeral and he did so.  (Richard Winters, Beyond Band of Brothers, 276)

It is known he attended at least one reunion, since Malarkey tells a story in his memoir about Nix and Compton at one in Dallas (Malarkey, Easy Company Soldier, 247) 

So there you have it, Nix’s life after the war was extremely rough. He lost nearly all of his family within a few short years but did manage to find love and happiness with his wife Grace. 

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cops assault women holding a vigil for a woman murdered by a cop.

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Hey Tumblr, Let’s Talk About the Sarah Everard Peaceful Protest

Tw: death, violence against women

For context: On March 3rd, Sara Everard, a 33 year old English marketing executive, was kidnapped and murdered my Metropolitan Police Constable Wayne Couzens.

The death of Everard prompted a mass concern for women’s safety as she was murdered by three system that was promised to protect her. Several hundred people, including the duchess of Cambridge, showed up to Clapham Common to pay their respect to Sarah and protest the violence against women in U.K. streets. There was a place for the police at the Sarah Everard vigil- peacefully reminding people to wear masks and socially distance, acting as marshals. People are defending the met by saying it was an unplanned protest and the protestors were breaching covid rules. But let’s loom at something.

This photo was taken last week in Glasgow, after the foot ball team Rangers had won a game. Mass celebrations in the street. No police enforcement of covid rules. Nobody arrested or forcibly removed. Not a mask in sight. Flares being set off. Sectarian phrases being yelled. Near-riot behaviour.

Police at the vigil for Sarah Everard and the subsequent peaceful protest. These people were standing, just standing with their phone torches turned on. A few had signs condemning the police for failing to protect women time and time again. The police trampled and ruined the flowers left there by mourners. Women were detained. Forcibly removed from the bandstand. These women came together to mourn a woman who was killed at the hands of the police, peacefully so. And the police saw them as a threat and enacted force on them.

Look at the difference. (Tipsy) Men celebrating a football game win vs women mourning the death of a woman at the hands of the police. Can we stop pretending the U.K. doesn’t have a problem with their police forces??? Last year there were multiple incidents of violence against poc, and instances of violence against women are in the rise. Both the Met and police Scotland have to undergo massive reform to ensure that this kind of behaviour is prevented and is dealt with accordingly.

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thanksgiving sucks go help some natives survive. help our families too.

mi’kmaq fishing sovereignty post: https://ysera.tumblr.com/post/632357902965932032

navajo/hopi covid relief fund: https://ysera.tumblr.com/post/631833415079133184

sovereign bodies/mmiw database fund: https://ysera.tumblr.com/post/631828874798497792

navajo water project: https://www.navajowaterproject.org/

more efforts and posts about indigeneity: https://ysera.tumblr.com/tagged/ndn/

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Wow I shouldn’t feel as betrayed as I do but then again I don’t tend to watch past season 5 anyways

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Remember it is perfectly possible to both be aware that the struggle is going to continue and there is always more work to do AND feel deeply, profoundly relieved and even celebratory right now.

Let yourself enjoy any feelings of happiness, comfort or relief you have. Life is short and hard, and joy is a worthy and wonderful thing.

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Friendly reminder that even if Biden wins tomorrow, the fight is long from over. 

Black lives still matter. 

Capitalism still kills. 

The earth is still on fire. 

LGBTQ+ rights are still at stake. 

Islamphobia and Antisemitism still exist. 

We cannot stop fighting just because Biden wins. We need to go out stronger. Never stop fighting for what you believe in. 

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SCREECHING

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this isn’t joe biden’s win. this is the victory of black organizers who ran grassroots campaigns on the ground. this is the victory of the young people who used social media to get out the vote. this is the victory of the women, POC, hispanic americans, muslim americans, LGBTQ+ americans, and angry americans who have been fighting for breath for centuries. the fight isn’t over, but it’s ours to win.

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the way i’m crying rn