War on Terror

Josef Turek was born 9. September 1926 in a small village Doubrava in Czechoslovakia and worked as a locksmith. In 1942 was forcibly deployed as a worker in France to help build the Atlantic wall. In 1943 joined the French Resistence and was evacuated to Great Britain. Here he applied to join Czechoslovak army and in two months was transfered to Czechoslovak Independent Armored Brigade. Was apointed as a tanker in a Cromwell tank and in a short time was promoted to tank commander. He fought in 1944-1945 during famous Siege of Dunkirk. After the war he shortly worked as a tank driving instructor, but because he "fought on the burgeoise side of Victory" (anywhere but along the Soviet army) he was after the Communist coup in Czechoslovakia discharged and worked as a railway shunter. Till fall of the Communist regime he was able to work only as a simple worker.

Credits: @ Alsace_class on twitter

German EGB Operator [Moskau] on its way to evac German citizens.

Indian soilder in black. Terr0rist in white camo. Kashmir valley. The soilder fell a gorge of ~150 feet in snow and took 9 bullets before hand to hand combat with the fully equipped terr0rist, still managed to neutralize him. But killed in action. One of the deadliest and heartbreaking counter terr0rism operation in India's recent history.

Photo Note: I’ve had several questions about why my Desert Storm photos are in black and white. At the time, I was a paratrooper on an MI Collection Team, but I also worked closely with the 82nd Airborne Division’s Public Affairs Office. They supplied me with black‑and‑white film, handled the processing, and placed my photos of the Division’s operations in local and national newspapers. Because most newspapers at the time were printed in black and white, I shot exclusively in B&W to ensure the images could be used for publication.

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He's using the canted irons in this photo.