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HistoryPhotos is for photographs (or, if it can be found, film) of the past, recent or distant! Give us a little snapshot of history!

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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

‘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…

[–] TribblesBestFriend@startrek.website 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Historians : Ha yes, friends.

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 15 points 3 months ago

Bestie rings 😭

[–] Rose_Thorne@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They were so close they shared a bunk

[–] Ininewcrow@piefed.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] teft@piefed.social 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

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

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, roommates

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Which could mean nothing.