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Apr 13, 2022 1:27 AM
iceage2012
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Credit: Colourised PIECE of JAKE
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Cavalrysword
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Nathanasaur
Even with the helmet on it still blew his hammock right out of his ear
ThePunnyGuy
Thought this was a young Willem Dafoe at first.
booch3141596
I see he wore his brown pants.
thatwoodguy
I recall some general thought helmets caused head injuries, not realizing without helmets you'd die before getting to an aid station.
ThatGermanBlackDude
*checking out the site* History not so much colored.
SelloxSmuggler
One of the liberators. Heroes
Dasnekones
Bad hit boxes. Valve please fix!
timberjackchris
Uhhh... why was Ewan McGregor in Normandy?
Godbear91
Meredith is a girls name right?
Thewisedruid
The resolution on that picture is amazing for 1944.
DukePhelan
And then.
skarnlonewolf
He fought for democracy. He liberated France, my country. In 11 days, I will vote thanks to him. I will remember that. Thank you, Sir. o7
DarkerSavant
Looks like he got a ducked up haircut from that. That’s be my excuse.
TeflonTrout
My squadron commander caught one of those while flying an OH-58 OVER Mosul. Said it "Felt like I took a bat to the head"
hightechpirate
Willem Dafoe with glasses
Honeypotsniffer
Now a days we're too much of Pussy's to even get a vaccine. SAD
YesWeHaveNoBananasForScale
somethingawesomeandgreat
slotheroll
bj52398
I hope someone got that goose-stepping kraut!
Volpe42
I'm pretty sure he's dead now
bj52398
You never know. Them Krauts are sneaky bastards.
ihelpedme
Combat helmets aren't made to stop bullets but to cause them to change direction slightly giving a higher chance of survival
timbuckenowski
He survived the war and lived to be 81
CatSparkleBreaker
bless this addendum
IceCold01
He looks exactly like glasses man that died in brothers in arms - taaaaake meeeeee
OmnipotentBeing
captatio
Doing the good work.
smallfrie32
Did Meredith used to be a name for AMABs?
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ootl... amab?
smallfrie32
Whoops. It means “assigned male at birth.”
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danke
ProfessorChaos
Had a guy in my unit get his earlobe shot off in a guard tower. Major yikes.
poscduke
Good to see a field grade officer out with the men
Darkspire
Well I hope the major played the lotto after
BigTex1
Why was Major yikes in the guard tower?
ProfessorChaos
Lol. Nice. Didn't even think about that.
errrikblack
Minding his Private Business
BigTex1
Did he find that General Lee Displeasing?
SteamingTheCat
No. when he arrived there was only General Disarray
cubicleinmate
Did he dole out Corporal Punishment?
Frederf
He was there to get his haircut lowered.
Nuhlinga
Dont see too many boys named Meredith these days
Fendeezy
I think this is the first time I've ever heard a man named "Meredith"
Noob3rts
He reminds me of Steve Rogers before getting Captain America'd
labyrinthconvention
Freedom steroids
somethingawesomeandgreat
A bit of Matthew Modine, Full Metal Jacket
Noob3rts
Damn, I love it.
olafthrig
Average US soldier in WW2 weighed 150 lbs or 68kgs.
naahz
He's the real deal though. :)
alwindubbeld4
Reminds me of Albert Blythe from the Band of Brothers series
Noob3rts
Good eye!
RetroBlast
At least he waited until later to check it out. Remember Saving Private Ryan?
Jalopenis
I ain't save nobody.
zeacorzeppelin10
Oof, yeah
TheHaloFollower
Lucky bastard! *ding!*
NOINITIATIVE
My gradfather stated he hated that helmet, would of much rather fought wearing his "cuntcap"...which was the only time I heard him say cunt.
NOINITIATIVE
Though he said it was sometimes good for boiling water for shaving
SirWanksAlot
“Would of”
Ryebread91
And starship troopers
Eridianne
ARE YOU RATED TO REPAIR THE M3 TACTICAL HELMET RICO
OphelianAshe
SIR I WANTED TO WIN SIR!
GreaseMonkeyOfLove
MEDIC!
TheDashingRogue
Just watched it for the first time last night. Absolutely amazing.
liberate21
Don't watch the last movies word of advice
Ryebread91
The animated ones?
liberate21
Does you can watch
Zakcl
Holds up surprisingly well.
NacLac
All three bullets were not even slowed nor meaningfully deflected by the helmet. The purpose is anti-shrapnel, nothing more.
gordy77
Most armour only protects you from getting killed accidentally
HypersonicHero
Eh, modern day armor is pretty good. It'll only stop the first or second bullet to hit the striking face though.
CocaineAndSelfPleasure
Is that not just one bullet going in and out?
NacLac
Bullet 1) this guy. Bullet 2) private Ryan guy's helmet. Bullet 3) private Ryan guy's head
nosleep2spooky
Shape, size, and orientation makes it appear as though a single round went through the top and exited the larger, elongated opening
deegeeeeez
Legit. If there’s an exit hole, it wouldn’t stop a bullet. Glad this lad made it though
SuperIncoherentRantingMan
If there's an entry hole, that's a good sign it can't stop a bullet either. /S
msawers
If there wasn’t an exit home, the bullet would have been deflected inside the helmet and killed him…
DarkerSavant
Not true. A ballistic helmet catches or slows a projectile down enough to reduce trauma.
BL4UPUNKT
What part of "1944" did you miss? Modern explanation for ancient design.
NacLac
And those ain't that. It's steel and naught much else.