Marine Corps Pacific Fleet, hoisting the flag of the Soviet Navy at the Golden Mount in Port Arthur, August 1945

Port Arthur, August 1945

"Desperate Hours" Battle of the Bulge art(rudeerude)

"Desperate Hours"

Poem A field in Normandy(unknown author)
This is but a simple field
So long and flat and wide
Where shamelessly I shed the tears
I do not try to hide.
This bit of ground is hallowed now
Some friends of mine are here
They sleep the sleep they earned so much
They'll awake with not a care
My friend they were and will remain
and yours they should be too
For men like these are worth so much
Who gave their lives for you
Retain this single thought
This mound of earth was once a man
and must not be forgot.