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ThoughtCriminal

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40. A few years ago I watched a video of a post-WW-2 Victory Parade

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri May 30, 2025, 11:59 PM

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What struck me was the expression of the soldiers who participated.

I may have misread them, but what I saw in the faces was not pride, but fatigue. They had just fought a war and just wanted to get this last duty over with and go home.

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