Introspective

 

By Thomas F. O'Neill

 

This is a historical photo of an American soldier during WWII.

He had just killed a Japanese soldier on the island of Iwo Jima in 1945. The American soldier went through the dead soldier's pockets and found photos of the dead man's family.

The American soldier then realized that the man he killed was a human being, not just an enemy combatant; at that realization, he began to cry.

Most war propaganda lies, and hatred comes from those who have never stepped foot on a battlefield. That day, the American soldier had wounded a part of his humanity, which that photo reveals to us.

Always with love
Thomas F O'Neill

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