His sky blue uniform slick with blood and Flanders mud, he fell back into the trench and gasped, “Maman, je meurs.”
“Maman, je meurs.”
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His sky blue uniform slick with blood and Flanders mud, he fell back into the trench and gasped, “Maman, je meurs.”
Meg Sorick, Author/Artist 
A heartbreaking photo and words, but we can never forget the soldiers who died for our freedom.
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I agree…
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Heartbreaking. I have several family members who’ve been in the military and some of my son’s friends. Hate to think of young men or women going through this…
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So, so profoundly moving and painful.
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Thanks, Rita. Sorry for the perpetual downer…
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Absolutely NO apologies. I love history and ours as a species isn’t all glamour, is it?
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No not at all. 💙
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I think it’s so critical that work like that which moves you, Meg, is seen by EVERYONE possible.
Maybe, just maybe some generation will learn that WAR IS BAD.
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I feel guilty at times, because I wasn’t in the military, much less a war. My dad and FIL were in Vietnam and both grandfathers were in WWII. I had it kinda cushy, ya know?
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I hear ya. Our generation managed to miss the conflicts of the era. Truly we should be grateful. 😔
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I am. War makes zero sense, and I can’t believe lessons haven’t been learned after all of the senselessness of the past. Humans can’t seem to get out of their own way.
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That is absolutely true.
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I have read so many stories about WWI…they are all heartbreaking and terrifying.
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It was madness and futility.
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This is just so gut wrenching. I can’t imagine someone’s mother hearing that
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I know it’s awful to contemplate. 😞
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Difficult photo to look at.
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I know. Ghastly. 😬
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