If I had a nickel for an S-Man main-hero variant who uses lethal force, debuts in a batshit grimdark alt-future story, and has a Santa Claus beard, I’d’ve two nickels
“March 16, we choose” — Pro-Russian annexation poster in Crimea depicting the rest of Ukraine as Nazis ahead of the Crimean status referendum (2014)
“Happiest Man in China”, taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn’t know photos were a “serious matter” and decided to be goofy, hence the pose and smile.
A German special forces operator of the KSK running his trusty fusion binos during VBSS training likely around 2022-24. (2560×1710)
School boys from a catholic area of Belfast pose with a patrolling British soldier, 13 May, 1981 during The Troubles [640 × 861]
Still amazes me that on top of the spear, these two mad marines are ready to GO on a mongoose with an AR
Poster for the period around the Munich Agreement, “We will not give up an inch of our country!” 1938, Czechoslovakia.
Supercentenarian Christian Mortensen (1882-1998) at age 114 in 1997. He smoked cigars for over 90 years and was the first man ever to verifiably reach 114 and 115 years of age. He was also too old for WW1.
When you crash but only have liability insurance, but you’ve got a high limit credit card with Home Depot! What genius this driver is!
PAP (Hunan Detachment) infantry squad using a diverse selection of weapons, including (left to right): QJB-201 LMG, QCQ-171 SMG, QBZ-191 rifle, Barnett XP410 crossbow, and CS/LR4 high-precision sniper [719 x 1280]