#WWII Veterans

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National V-J Day: Commemorating the End of World War II and the Triumph of Peace

Celebrate National V-J Day on August 14th, commemorating the end of World War II and the triumph of peace. Honor the sacrifices of those who served, reflect on the lessons of history, and embrace the legacy of the Greatest Generation. #VJDay #WWIIHistory

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Can't Have Nice Things Anymore

Aloha kākou and Happy Aloha Friday. We can’t have anything nice anymore. Bring back cars and trucks with front bench seats. Those vinyl bench seats that stuck to your legs when it was warm. We can’t have these things anymore because the nanny state government says it’s for our safety. So, they took them away. But bucket seats cause certain logistical problems at drive-in theaters if you know that…

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General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original "D-day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.”

General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original "D-day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.”

The National Archives holds a multitude of records related to #DDay and its surrounding events:

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Martin Freeman begins the D-Day 80 service by reading the memories of veteran Joe Mines

Joe Mines, 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment, landed here on Gold Beach 80 years ago today. He joins us and allowed me to share these memories with you: “I've never been back here, for 80 years. I’ve often thought “What do I go back for?” After all the terrible things I’ve seen. Like a picture book, up there, I can visualise everything.  I landed on June the 6th 1944 at a place called Vers Sur Mer. The Germans pulled back, so it allowed us to clear the mines on the beach.That was the 1st job I got, clearing mines. All over the place they were. Joe Mines clearing mines. One of our fellas trod on one and blew his leg off. The whole leg went. War is brutal.  Back when I signed up, I met a fella on the train. I went to Normandy with him. But he got killed within about an hour of landing here. He was only young. I was 19 when I landed, but I was still a boy. I don’t care what people say. I wasn’t a man. I was a boy. And I didn’t have any idea of war and killing. I was lucky. Yeah, I had lots and lots of luck.  So why would I come back? Well, this is the last and only opportunity for me.The last there will ever be. And it’s because of the lads. I want to pay my respects to those who didn’t make it.  May they rest in peace. “

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Lt. Ernest Childers, a Creek, being congratulated by Gen. Jacob L. Devers after receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor in Italy for wiping out two machine gun nests

Record Group 208: Records of the Office of War InformationSeries: Photographs of Allied and Axis Personalities and Activities

This black and white photograph shows an officer in dress uniform shaking hands with a lieutenant in combat fatigues and helmet.  The lieutenant, a young Native American man, is wearing the Congressional Medal of Honor around his neck and smiling proudly.  Large tents can be seen in the background, and further in the distance are hills.

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I just read a fic where Jason goes back in time to before Bruce was born, and he kinda just stays there, so it’s both Alfred and Jason raising Bruce and the rest of the Batfamily, but I just think it would be so much funnier/cooler if Jason went back in time and he just becomes Alfred. Like, it’s a closed loop and Alfred was Jason and Jason was Alfred. Idk, I just think it was a fun concept.

The fic is We Realized We’re Both to Blame But What Could We Do? By appalyneinstitute1

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thinking about how good of a person and soldier shifty was that more than half of the company was willing to let their best chance of going home go just so shifty could go home

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Warbird by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: Battle of Britain veteran Hurricane V7497 displays over Old Warden during the Shuttleworth Collection's 2024 Summer Evening Air Show. Aircraft: Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V7497/SD-X (G-HRLI). Location: Old Warden Aerodrome, near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

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Bud Anderson’s F-105D “Old Crow II” awaits a mission in Vietnam in 1970, when he led the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing

➤➤ VIDEO: https://dronescapes.video/Bud

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men, it's been a long war, it's been a tough war. you’ve fought bravely, proudly for your country. you’re a special group. you've found in one another a bond, that exists only in combat, among brothers. you've shared foxholes, held each other in dire moments. you've seen death and suffered together. i’m proud to have served with each and every one of you. you all deserve long and happy lives in peace.

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Suiting the Ex-Soldier for Collier's Magazine. January 27, 1945. An article I dug up a while back while researching for Make Do and Mend.

Snippets from a Collier's Magazine feature directed at soldiers bound for home after the war, recommending that they allocate half of their supposed savings to shopping for civvies. Some more observations on menswear after the war under the cut.

Cinched waists and emphasized shoulders became popular (thank you soooo much to the Ike jacket), similar to their pinks and greens. More (read: smaller) patterns became available—striped shirts were popular but the era introduced small checkers and dots. The article makes suggestions for color pairings (I imagine color must either be a relief or a shock after years of seeing olive drab) like thi

Socks should be at least as dark as the suit, never lighter, and they can be ribbed, striped or checked. If he wants contrast, wine shades look well with blue or gray suits, and green sets well with either gray or brown suits.

Ties were wider after the war and had room to have wackier patterns and slowly became a means for self-expression. The popularity of brown in men's clothing shot up after the war (1947-1949), while green continued to lose popularity. Tan was The Spring and Summer color for menswear. Unlike in the U.K., cloth wasn't rationed too much after the war in the United States. Some of the biggest changes they saw was swapping wool for worsteds, the former used to create uniforms for the war effort. Black tie events were a little looser, people pooh-poohing tuxedoes and opting instead for dinner jackets or sports/pea coats for events.

Some examples from different catalogues that I really loved:

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Earl Moran - "Don't Try Any Pincer Movements On Me" - 1942 Brown & Bigelow WWII Calendar Illustration - American Pin-up Calendar Collection - A Salute to our Veterans as we celebrate them on Veterans Day 2023

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As part of #AviationWeek, check out this image of Mary Josephine Farley, who at 20 was considered a top-notch mechanic, working on a Wright Whirlwind airplane motor which she rebuilt at a Naval Air Base.

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Martin Freeman begins the D-Day 80 service by reading the memories of veteran Joe Mines.