honour anew those
whose service and sacrifice saw
liberty prevail
“On this day of profound remembrance, I speak to you in that same spirit of commemoration and celebration as we honour anew all those whose service and sacrifice saw the forces of liberty prevail.”
King Charles III on 80th Anniversary of the end of World War 2.
The back of this photo has the legend, “Capt Olson Capt Hoffman Capt Dareakauf”
That Captain in the center is my dad, age 25, somewhere near Regensburg, Germany in the fall of 1945.
Three guys waiting to be sent home.
I like this picture.
I like this picture a lot.
I like to think of the forces of liberty that prevailed.
America in a better light.
America in a better way.
America in the way it used to be and hopefully will be again.
Also something about these guys reminds of the exchange in the movie The Great Escape between the Commandant and the American pilot Hilts (played by Steve McQueen).
The Commandant says, “I have had the pleasure of knowing quite a number of British officers in this war. And I flatter myself that we understand one another. You are the first American officer I have met. Are all American officers so ill-mannered?”
Steve McQueen responds, “Yeah, about 99 percent.“
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