POBphotocontest : WHITE

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This week @FriendlyMoose made it a bit easier for us. The theme is WHITE. So I had a lot of options. I picked a few pictures and put them in a folder on my hard drive, still thinking which one I would take.
I also participated in another contest about cars from Qurator (More info here) and I was looking for pictures from our trip to Normandy. And BAM ... There I found the picture. I had immediately a strong feeling with this one.
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This picture was taken at a memorial for victims of WWII. This particular grave stone is from an unknown soldier who gave his life for freedom.

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When I took this one I was wondering what the soldier was thinking. Was he visiting the grave of a relative? Was he just thinking about mortality as being a soldier?
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We would think we learn from history. But sadly I'm afraid living in a world without war will be an illusion. So sad 😥




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I'm curious too what was the soldier thinking :D Good luck with the contests you joined!

Beautiful but sad place 😥

I'm curious about the unknown soldier. I wonder how many of those boys were kia and never identified. It's terrifying. Hundreds of them.

I saw a lot of gravestones for unknown soldiers just at this memorial. I can't imagine how many it must be in total. So sad 😥

I need to start to participate in more contests too... More than for winning, it's a good way to grow the account. It's good that you share these, will take a look later anyway. HEre's the daily !LUV and !CTP

Thanks again! And participating in contest is a good way to grow your account. It's impossible to win every contest. And that's not my goal. I just want to see other visions on a specific theme. And I must admit when I see a nice picture I'm more into reading a story behind than a posting without a picture.

That's true, and with the mobiles nowadays we're having more pictures than we need most of the time...
Will need to look into the contests tomorrow. Again I'm running out of time :-( !LUV

They should invent days of 48 hours! 😏

Absolutely... But at that moment I'd plan even more things in my day and it will be too short again !LOL

I don't know why I can't fit this upside boat on my head
It is clearly capsized.

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Oh, I've been there too. It's such an impressive place. It makes you realize how lucky we are.
Thanks for joining the #POBPhotocontest!

Indeed, it makes me humble. In the nearby town I had a talk with a WWII veteran. I thanked him. He was asking me why I said thank you to him. I said I was thankful and realize that because of his battle, and his fellow soldiers, I know freedom. The man started to cry. He was so surprised that still young people (I looked young to him) realize the impact of a war long before they were born.

We always have to stop and think about these photos. Thanks for sharing, and good luck with the contest.

All these people were once strong and brave men, who believe they could fight and die for the freedom of others, wish I respect and I hope that at the long run the world gets better, and that these heroes do not die in vain

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