#DonaldTheDeplorable was rightly excoriated by General Mark Milley for grotesquely referring to #American soldiers who died during #WorldWar1 - and other wars - as “#SuckersAndLosers.”

#Trump was wrong, as usual. But #PeteHegseth selected enough actual young suckers and losers at #FortBragg - who joined the #military AND the #MAGA cult - to make it look like the #military supports his blatant violation of #PosseComitatus Act. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fort-bragg-soldiers-screened-appearance-politics-trump-1235362315/

World War One Austrian trench raiders during the Caporetto offensive - Italy 1917 #ww1 #worldwar1 #worldwarone #caporetto #italy #trench #raiders #gasmask #austrian

The Scottish American Memorial, or Scots American War Memorial, is in West Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. It was called "The Call 1914", and it was erected in 1927 and shows a kilted infantryman looking towards Castle Rock. Behind the main statue is a frieze showing queues of men answering the call by following a kilted pipe band. The memorial was given by Scottish-Americans to honour Scots who had served in the first World War.

Lest we forget.

#VisitScotland #topeuropephoto #HistoricScotland #WorldWar1 #theglobewanderer #hiddenscotland #travelersnotebook #historicscotland #ww1 #europe #thegreatwar #bestunitedkingdom #thisisscotland #lifeofadventure #letsgosomewhere #Edinborough #thisisscotland #travellingthroughtheworld #ScotlandIsNow #picoftheday #ScotSpirit #DùnÈideann #lestweforget #takeninscotland

Two weeks in #belgium were over too fast three summers ago and so was my photographic #journey into some facts and parts of #worldwar1. I want to polish this account with a focus on the place where #inflandersfields has been created back in 1915. Stay tuned for my new travel- and photography-infos which will feature many aspects of history and especially this cruel war which ended on November 11th, 1918 and took so many brave lifes.

#flandersfields14_18 #travellingthroughtheworld #history #visitbelgium #ww1ww2historywarfronts #commonwealthwargraves #ww11418_lestweforget #lestweforget #commonwealthwargraves #commonwealthwargravescommission #canada #brothers #flandersfields #johnmccrae #respect #thanks #ypres #ieper #thegreatwar #flanders #visitflanders #bunker #shelter #concrete #ww1 #poppies #ww1stories #passionww1 #poem⁣ #johnmccrae1915 #johnmccraeinflandersfieldswherepoppiesgrow⁣⁣

Two weeks in #belgium were over too some summers ago and so was my photographic #journey into some facts and parts of #worldwar1. Not only was #inflandersfields created at this place, indeed the youngest fallen hero is buried here: #vjstrudwick is told to have fallen at the age of 15 - unbelievable and sad! Lest we forget all those who gave their utter sacrifice for freedom - true heroes they were!

#flandersfields1418 8 #travellingthroughtheworld #history #ig_worldclub #visitbelgium #ww1ww2historywarfronts #commonwealthwargraves #ww11418lestweforget #lestweforget #commonwealthwargraves #commonwealthwargravescommission #canada #brothers #flandersfields #johnmccrae #respect #thanks #ypres #ieper #thegreatwar #flanders #visitflanders #strudwick #grave #ww1 #poppies #ww1stories #passion_ww1 #poem⁣ #johnmccrae1915 #johnmccraeinflandersfieldswherepoppiesgrow⁣⁣

https://www.europesays.com/uk/108972/ ‘One of the best’ war movies is now streaming on Amazon Prime | Films | Entertainment #AmazonPrime #AnthonyHopkins #BradPitt #Entertainment #Films(section) #Hollywood #LegendsOfTheFall #Movies #PrimeVideo #UK #UnitedKingdom #WorldWar1 #WorldWarOne

Mysterious 121yo diary returned to its roots
By Amelia Walters

A diary dating back to pre-World War I that was left on the doorstep of an RSL club in Adelaide has been united with the descendants of its writer.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-17/diary-dating-back-to-pre-world-war-i-united-with-writer-s-family/105264650

https://www.europesays.com/uk/102196/ Centuries old Scottish mansion once owned by Tennent’s chief now lies in ruins #Britain #DiscoverScotland #Education #GreatBritain #Perthshire #Pitlochry #Scotland #Transport #UK #UnitedKingdom #WorldWar1 #WorldWar2

British troops breakthrough the formidable Hindenburg Line and bring supplies across the dried up Canal du Nord - 27th Sept 1918 #ww1 #france #worldwar1 #canaldunord #hindenburgline #supplies #britisharmy

'Despicable' theft of WWI plaques sparks outrage in tiny town
By Madeleine Stuchbery

Police are investigating the incident, but locals in the Victorian town of Loch are calling for the plaques to be returned with no questions asked.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/loch-war-memorial-theft-victoria-anzac-day/105089660

This Queensland island shipwreck once rescued Anzacs from Gallipoli
By James Taylor and Lucy Loram

More than a century after hospital ship TSS Maheno was wrecked on the shores of K'gari (Fraser Island), families of its crew have gathered for a special Anzac Day ceremony.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/kgari-fraser-island-maheno-shipwreck-anzac-ceremony/105200358

Chewy or crunch? How do you like your Anzac biscuits?
By Dannielle Maguire

Like holding a minute's silence and playing the Last Post, Anzac biscuits are a big part of the national day of remembrance for many.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-25/anzac-biscuit-recipe-how-to-make/105178102

How US soldiers were saved by a 'rat on wings'
By James Tugwell

In the dense jungle of New Guinea, April 1944, a patrol of American troops with vital military intel were surrounded by enemy troops when their radios stopped working.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/pigeons-medal-wwii-royal-australian-corps-of-signals-anzac/105207682

Final Anzac Day march for veteran from three-time Military Cross family
By James Wakelin

As 94-year-old Australian war veteran Patrick Forbes prepares for his final Anzac Day march, he reflects back on his family's history of service which saw three members awarded the distinguished Military Cross.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-24/australian-war-veteran-reflects-on-service-final-anzac-day-march/105200566

On April 22nd, 1915, German soldiers used Chlorine #gas for the first time in World War I, opening yet another dark chapter in warfare. It happened at in the area around Ypres and was just the beginning.

I had the luck to visit many remembrance sites in Ypres during the last years and the memories still last. Read my thoughts on the first World War in Belgium here:

https://thewiredthinker.com/tag/history/

Lest we forget.

Donald Trump's virtual ancestors, #1: Kaiser Wilhelm the Second https://youtu.be/GoAz4LmyR0o?si=a1N__mfBjw2vB2r4
#donaldtrump #kaiserwilhelm2 #worldwar1 #germanhistory

Donald Trump's virtual ancestors #1: Kaiser Wilhelm the Second https://youtu.be/GoAz4LmyR0o?si=a1N__mfBjw2vB2r4
#donaldtrump #kaiserwilhelm2 #worldwar1 #germanhistory

verdun, france (october 2022)
at the Douaumont ossuary...

#photography #phonephotography #digicrap #blackandwhite
#verdun #france #worldwar1 #cemetery #lestweforget