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[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

At least this time it was for a legitimately good cause. Death to Nazis is life to humanity ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] expatriado@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

nowadays Myrtle Beach would need to be invaded by amphibious assault

[โ€“] protist@mander.xyz 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

In 1942 only the US was sending young people into war, unlike all those other countries

[โ€“] PugJesus@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I mean, those other countries at war in 1942 probably weren't thinking they were going to be having a good time once they graduated from high school, even if they dodged getting sent to the meat grinder, considering the circumstances on the home fronts.

[โ€“] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 6 days ago

I have that exact Ikea desk table chipboard patterning

[โ€“] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 6 days ago

"Alright kid, which beaches do you want to go to? Southern Europe, Northern Europe or Southeast Asia?"

Better luck next time white boys........ I guess there were some benefits to being mixed race back then? Would have been drafted into a segregated unit, but I wouldn't have been dying on a beach in Normandy.

One of those rare times when systemic racism backfires I guess? Land of the free*

*Your experience may vary depending on melanin content.

[โ€“] BeNotAfraid@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago
[โ€“] LodeMike@lemmy.today -4 points 6 days ago

Slavery moment