[miss marmelstein]

In the last few years in Great Britain, on Remembrance Day, English tv does a documentary on some long dead, young English soldier who was executed for cowardice during the First World War. These shows are unbearably moving. They find the descendents of these young soldiers who try and tell their history through photos and family lore. Many of these young men were victims of shell shock and/or gassing.

Personally, I think the men who deserted the Irish Army and joined up to fight Hitler were and are heroes.

[the scotsman]

Amen sister.

[Cheburashka]

Personally, I think the men who deserted the Irish Army and joined up to fight Hitler were and are heroes.

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Such is your right, and perhaps they were. I have always felt disdain for the de Valera government's neutrality policy during WWII, especially since the government entered into secret talks about how the United Kingdom would come to Eire's aid in the event of a German invasion of the latter. Nonetheless, every army worthy of the name must punish deserters.