Whats Strange about this WWII photo

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  1. Starguard

    Starguard Fresh Meat

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    Look at it very carefully and tell me whats strange about it :blush:

    [​IMG]
    Starguard, Jul 23, 2009
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  2. actormike

    actormike Okay, Connery...

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    If you look in the far left corner, you can see General Patton giving the business to a very young Sophia Loren.
    actormike, Jul 23, 2009
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  3. We Are Borg

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    The two guys in the middle back row are holding some kind of see-through double-ended dildo? :unsure:
    We Are Borg, Jul 23, 2009
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  4. Paladin

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    My God, man! The horizon appears to be...tilted...several degrees! Was the Earth off balance?!?
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  5. Dave

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    the black man?
    Dave, Jul 23, 2009
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    Is that what they called "it" back then? ;)

    Anywho - there's a black guy, not common back in the days of segregated units.

    Otherwise....we have the "tough guy" from Brooklyn -
    the "farm boy/hick" from Iowa -
    the gruff but fair "crusty old sergeant" -
    the "rich kid" who learns life doesn't revolve around him after all

    we have all the WWII stereotypes covered!
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  7. Starguard

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    Yep..Thats it! :)

    I thought you guys would catch that right away. I wonder how he got in there :soholy:
    Starguard, Jul 23, 2009
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  8. Forbin

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    He's there to be the first guy out of the landing craft on a hot beach, of course.
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    oldfella1962 the only real finish line

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    He's a time-traveling soldier from 2009!
    BTW he's probably shocked, because he's never seen this many white soldiers in one place before! :lol:

    You modern military folk will get that, I'm sure. ;)
    oldfella1962, Jul 23, 2009
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  10. Paladin

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    Somebody got to drive the truck!
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  11. MiniBorg

    MiniBorg Bah Humbug

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    My Grandad fought for the allies in WWII, he was in the Navy. Apparently he fell off one of those giant ships (I'd say battleship, but I'll probably be negged to oblivion for my lack of military knowledge) and nearly died or something. (details fuzzy - he died years before I was born).

    Anyway, he was in the Indian Army, so he never gets mentioned. Which kinda sucks.
    MiniBorg, Jul 23, 2009
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  12. actormike

    actormike Okay, Connery...

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  13. oldfella1962

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    Yes....he's treated with suspicion + disdain at first, but does something heroic in the end to win the guys over! :salute:

    Something all these lines...

    .http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63apZAzH0yA
    oldfella1962, Jul 23, 2009
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  14. Spaceturkey

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    there appears to be another negro(hey, its the 40's) in the bottom right.
    Spaceturkey, Jul 23, 2009
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    Hey wait a minute, one of those guys is Jamie Farr! :shock:
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    HEY! In the very front.....Peter Brady and Abe Vigoda!

    Peter is so grounded for smoking!
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    How did that lone black soldier end up in an a white unit in an era of segregation in the military:huh:

    :mystery:
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    I'm wondering if the fellow in front of the obvious "standout" in this group isn't an African American himself.

    He kinda looks like a high yellah. :muad:
    shootER, Jul 24, 2009
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  19. Zombie

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    Those are some type of bags on the rifles like the guy in the upper right of the picture. Each solider is holding a rifle with one but they are so close that your thought about a dildo was my first thought as well. I figured someone photo-shopped it until I notice the other guy.

    The patches on the guys are kinda blurry but they look like this: [​IMG]

    First Infantry Division.

    Starguard you got a date on the picture?
    Zombie, Jul 24, 2009
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    You think your "how'd that black guy get in there" pic is strange but at least it's still the US, segregation era notwithstanding. Maybe it was the result of units getting thrown together in the heat of the warzone.

    I'd warrant my own black guy is a lot higher up the "WTF" scale. :P
    Midnight Funeral, Jul 24, 2009
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  21. frontline

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    Yeah the black soldier in with the white soldiers is damned weird. He apparently is from a different unit (no 1 on the helmet, his jacket is a shade or two darker, he's wearing suspenders or carrying a pack of some sort)
    frontline, Jul 24, 2009
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    It's a rifle and a map case wrapped in plastic. These guys are probably 1st_Engineer_Battalion_
    Dr. Krieg, Jul 25, 2009
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