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American nurses on the beaches of Normandy, France, WW2, 1944 (lemmy.world)
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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

My grandmother isn't in that particular shot, but she was there. She ended the war in a captured SS hospital, and came back home a few months after VE day.

Her future husband would had just landed back in Great Britain after dropping his platoon of paratroopers when this picture would have been taken.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Based grandparents, part of the Great Crusade saving millions from Nazi rule. o7

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Love this tiny sliver of history buried in a Lemmy post comment. This is why I hang out here, man.

Thanks for sharing. o7 to your grandparents for doing their part in saving the world.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 2 points 3 weeks ago

I've never heard "o7" before and had to look it up

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/o7-slang