From Swords to Plowshares: Metal Trench Art from World War I
Second set of photos from the exhibit at the Bell County Museum in Belton, Texas. I’d love to see the exhibit again.
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From Swords to Plowshares: Metal Trench Art from World War I
I went to see the Trench Art exhibit at the Bell County Museum in Belton, Texas. It was beautiful, fascinating, and heart-wrenching. These photos do not do it justice.
Art is everywhere, all the time.
Christmas Truce, 1914
One hundred years ago today, the world was at war. When I think of war, I don’t think of countries or governments, but of people, individuals: men, women, children; those fighting the war, those affected by war (which is everyone). I’m re-posting my favorite Christmas story. Peace to all.
Peace to all
In 1914, during the Great War (World War I), an unofficial truce took place on Christmas Day along the Western Front. Some German and British soldiers took it upon themselves to celebrate Christmas by stopping the war, greeting each other, exchanging what small items they had as gifts (cigarettes, chocolate, etc.) and playing a soccer game. Peace broke out in more than one area and in more than one year.
There is a memorial in Ypres, Belgium commemorating this truce that was lead by the soldiers themselves.
It's a long story ... 