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by Stratoscope
1963 days ago
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> They sang Christmas carols, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared rations, played football, even roasted some pigs. Soldiers embraced men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if the top brass forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high. From We CAN Change the World via http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/60/048.html: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK > Across the line, still brandishing his binoculars, Old Horseflesh [a hard-liner] shoves a rifle into Green's hands. "Take a steady aim," he commands. Dodger aims well above Coburg's head, and the lieutenant dives into a handy shell hole. Catching on, the German machine gunners let loose a burst well above the opposite trenches. From Silent Night: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00311JUGK |
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