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Salaria Kea, Lincoln Battalion, and her husband John O'Reilly, British Battalion, both members of the antifascist Republican forces, Spanish Civil War, 1938 (infosec.pub)
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[–] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 8 points 5 days ago

You cannot get more badass than the Brigadists. How unfathomably based they must've been to just leave their homes to come fight fascism in Spain.

May their courage never be forgotten ✊.

[–] Balaquina@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago (2 children)

What is going on with his torso?

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

He only does ab day

[–] singingflame42@piefed.social 4 points 5 days ago

I was thinking the same thing at first but it might be water or sun damage to the photo. The weird blotches run onto his pants and her coat.

[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 3 points 5 days ago

The look on her face.....