Australian soldiers after their release from Japanese captivity in Singapore, 1945...

[Justdroppedin]

https://i.redd.it/z4bn1kaqehe81.jpg

[Gates07]

we never really hear about the abuses, that were inflected upon the military, a few movies were made but not constantly brought up like the Jews, while terrible they were not the only folks that were imprisoned and starved to death, after the Vietnam war was there not millions put to death, hardly any mention, say something bad about the imprisonment of the Jew and your a bad person, look at the sores on that one persons legs, and how much pain he had daily, wonder how they got the smokes

[dogdayz]

we never really hear about the abuses, that were inflected upon the military, a few movies were made but not constantly brought up like the Jews, while terrible they were not the only folks that were imprisoned and starved to death, after the Vietnam war was there not millions put to death, hardly any mention, say something bad about the imprisonment of the Jew and your a bad person, look at the sores on that one persons legs, and how much pain he had daily, wonder how they got the smokes

I assume they just had a meal and are enjoying a coffee and smokes thanks to their liberators.

[The Noof]

we never really hear about the abuses, that were inflected upon the military, a few movies were made but not constantly brought up like the Jews, while terrible they were not the only folks that were imprisoned and starved to death, after the Vietnam war was there not millions put to death, hardly any mention, say something bad about the imprisonment of the Jew and your a bad person, look at the sores on that one persons legs, and how much pain he had daily, wonder how they got the smokes

It's safe to say that the Jewish had a legitimate complaint.

[nobodyspecial]

My uncle spent 3.5 years in their camps. He came out 74 lbs and would go in the kitchen garbage for food years after his release

[dogdayz]

My uncle spent 3.5 years in their camps. He came out 74 lbs and would go in the kitchen garbage for food years after his release


He probably never mentally recovered from the memories but do you know how long it took to recover his weight and strength?

[nobodyspecial]

He probably never mentally recovered from the memories but do you know how long it took to recover his weight and strength?

No I didn't meet him until he was in his sixties as he was in the RAF. He came to canada for visits but typical of many vets he never talked about it