Photos The Humanity In War

[saiga]

“War don't ennoble men, it turns 'em into dogs. It poisons the soul.”
― James Jones, The Thin Red Line

A glint of kindness in the middle of war and misery. I feel the same about it. Who knows what the Japanese troops (being too the victims of their own propaganda machinery) told the mother about the Americans, that they would kami knows what do to her and to her child. On the other hand, one cannot deny the bravery of the medics... and of the mother too, consequently, since she had to overcome all fears and let the medic – the enemy take care of her child.

 

[saiga]

"A good South Carolina story" http://coladaily.com/2015/02/06/civ...to-anchor-weekend-of-history-at-cayce-museum/

 

[saiga]

An Afghan man gives tea to a U.S solider of 3rd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division patrol during a search operation to hunt members of Taliban in Nerkh district of Wardak province in west of Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, May 1, 2009. Photo taken by Rafiq Maqbool.

 

[Bombardier]

"A good South Carolina story" http://coladaily.com/2015/02/06/civ...to-anchor-weekend-of-history-at-cayce-museum/

Interesting story that.

 

[saiga]

While I understand Israel´s intentions and motives here (the enemy of my enemy etc.), I have to be honest, I have mixed feelings about this footage, not about tending to the civilians, of course, the other part.

On the other side, on the very edge of Syria, lies an unconscious man wrapped like a doll in a blood-drenched duvet. The commandos unlock the fence, open a section of it and drag him onto Israeli soil.

But this wounded man is not an Israeli soldier, or even an Israeli citizen. He is an Islamic militant. And his rescue forms part of an extraordinary humanitarian mission that is fraught with danger and has provoked deep controversy on all sides.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3315347/Watch-heart-pounding-moment-Israeli-commandos-save-Islamic-militants-Syrian-warzone-risking-lives-sworn-enemies.html#ixzz3yEqc5TEK

 

[saiga]

Pakistani pilot writes after 46 years to daughter of Indian pilot he shot down

After the shooting, I had a sense of achievement and satisfaction that I had completed my mission and destroyed any recce data that might have been collected to open a new war front. I landed back at Mauripur, Karachi with my fuel tanks bone dry and was greeted by my seniors and other squadron colleagues. Later that evening, All India Radio announced the names of the occupants who had lost their lives in that aircraft.

Indian pilot’s daughter writes a deeply touching reply to Pakistani pilot who shot her father’s plane down

We are all pawns in this terrible game of War and Peace.

 

[Bombardier]

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Pakistani pilot writes after 46 years to daughter of Indian pilot he shot down


Indian pilot’s daughter writes a deeply touching reply to Pakistani pilot who shot her father’s plane down

Thats an incredibly moving story and the reality of war has left nothing but sadness, as it all too often does in the minds of our fighting men and women, and of course their families.

 

[saiga]

Thats an incredibly moving story and the reality of war has left nothing but sadness, as it all too often does in the minds of our fighting men and women, and of course their families.

Someone very smart said once something about never forgeting our history? Oh, we're past that, I think. This happens time and time again; the powerful command, others follow. After the trumpets fade, we remember and regret. We will never learn.

 

[Bombardier]

Very true mate

 

[saiga]

US Army soldier Walton Trohon photographed while cleaning the face of a young French orphan, 1944.

 

[saiga]

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Nick Crosby helps an Iraqi woman cross a water-filled street during a cordon and search mission in Al Risalah, Iraq, May 8, 2007. Crosby is assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie Corbett, U.S. Army. www.army.mil



His mom is very proud of him, I think.

 

[saiga]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan--Senior Aircraftman Joe Ralph, a soldier from the 3rd Squadron Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF) A-flight, hands a bottle of water to a local child during an International Security Assistance Force patrol. The RAF routinely patrols the area surrounding Kandahar Air Field to prevent rocket attacks to the base, July 19, 2008. (ISAF photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Collins, U.S. Navy).
https://www.flickr.com/photos/29456680@N06/2827654900

 

[saiga]

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Richardo "Tom" Lucero a skilled Skyhawk pilot rescued by the crew of the very ship he was trying to bomb. Sadly,he died few years ago in a plane crush.

 

[Bigbird]

I find it amazing that we human beings can turn off our anger and hate to help a man that was moments ago trying to harm us.
It is a great credit to civilisation. Great video @saiga

 

[Bigbird]

US Army soldier Walton Trohon photographed while cleaning the face of a young French orphan, 1944.
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Beautiful

 

[saiga]

I find it amazing that we human beings can turn off our anger and hate to help a man that was moments ago trying to harm us.
It is a great credit to civilisation. Great video @saiga

The pilot and Dr. Jolly in Ajax Bay remained friends until the plane disaster in 2009-2010 (?). Admirable, yes. I saw Lucero as a host in the documentary about Falklands war I´ve posted somewhere in the Falklands thread, made few years after the war. I was so happy to see him in his uniform and that he was able to heal completely and fly again. And then I´ve found out about the plane crash :/

 

[Bigbird]

I have read this about Dr Jolly
(During the Falklands War Richard Jolly was the Senior Medical Officer of 3 Commando Brigade RM. Interestingly and unusually he was one of few combat veterans to be decorated by both sides, with an OBE in the UK’s South Atlantic Honours List as well as an Argentinian appointment as an Officer in the Order of May, in recognition of his services to their wounded during the conflict).

 

[saiga]

Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps treating a wounded German POW, 1944.


American medics treating wounded in action Germans.

 

[saiga]

A wounded Iraqi soldier reaches up to touch the face of an American medic who's treating him after a battle in the desert during the Gulf War. Following this battle, the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment's Iron Troop took nearly 200 prisoners, some of whom reported that they had been in the desert for 46 days without sufficient food and water after being abandoned by the Republican Guard. Photography by Vince Crawley http://www.stripes.com/blogs/archiv...7/wounded-iraqi-prisoner-of-war-1991-1.144390

 

[saiga]

A curious Afgan girl holding hands with an American soldier, Afganistan, 2010.


Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/s582k/young_afghan_girl_holds_hands_with_a_female/c4b9tyz
Taken by Soldier_Scott68 and his clarification on circumstances which led to this Picture: "1. Not a staged photo. Just happened to catch it. 2. She was not wearing her helmet because we were attempting to display to the locals a level of trust. We were working the COIN piece here. 3. She was wearing the head scarf as a show of respect for their culture and beliefs. 4. Those of you who guessed 'admiration', you are center mass!! I spoke with the little girl after the shot, through a translator, and she said it was inspiring to see a woman do a mans job, which is not common in Afghanistan. 5. Soldier is wearing ACU's because this was shot in 2010, we weren't issued the new uniforms then. 6. A year-long running stream cut through this apricot orchard, though this area was destroyed four months later from a flood. We went back after that to help them rebuild. 7. Finally, this shot for me sums up the other side of the war CNN won't show. I mourn my lost comrades to this conflict, and honor their service and memory by showing the world, this moment of tranquility and peace, that is what we fight for."