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Painting of General von Steuben, father of the US Army, hero of the American Revolutionary War, and a gay man. Happy Pride month! (infosec.pub)
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[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

First introduced to me by the KOEI classic Liberty or Death on the SNES. This guy disciplines like whoa. Great share, Pug!

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Von Steuben looked at the Continental Army, and he didn't see a force of warriors - he saw an unruly mob of young men in dire need of some drilling!

[–] DaMonsterKnees@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

How many entendres can this man double?!