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riversedge

(75,311 posts)
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 05:26 PM Apr 27

This is how Ukrainians receive their fallen heroes -- on their knees. ..............





This is how Ukrainians receive their fallen heroes — on their knees.

No disrespect to other countries, but I cannot imagine something like this happening in the U.S. or Europe.


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This is how Ukrainians receive their fallen heroes -- on their knees. .............. (Original Post) riversedge Apr 27 OP
This made me cry democrank Apr 27 #1
And Respect for life. Amaryllis Apr 27 #10
Yeah, me to. patphil Apr 27 #15
Now I'm wailing. sprinkleeninow Apr 27 #2
Americans do not tend to get on their knees except to worship God. Irish_Dem Apr 27 #3
Respect KT2000 Apr 27 #4
Oh, they don't go golfing & ignore fallen heroes' return of remains? SheltieLover Apr 27 #5
If a dead russian comes back from the front nobody knows. erronis Apr 27 #6
Wow! Extremely moving. Wiz Imp Apr 27 #7
Slava Ukraini Evolve Dammit Apr 27 #8
Very powerful Joinfortmill Apr 27 #9
Respect earned & respect given Nigrum Cattus Apr 27 #11
Complete honor and respect. Grim Chieftain Apr 27 #12
Chump is thinking BidenRocks Apr 27 #13
How can we abandon those brave people? Botany Apr 27 #14
X1000 yorkster Apr 27 #17
That is heart breaking and inspiring at the same time...true patriots Augiedog Apr 27 #16
In part it's because they value what they're fighting for. Crunchy Frog Apr 27 #18
Something people like Trump electricmonk Apr 27 #19
Trump fans heckle murder victims. Initech Apr 27 #20

Irish_Dem

(69,164 posts)
3. Americans do not tend to get on their knees except to worship God.
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:05 PM
Apr 27

It goes against the grain for US immigrants who came from countries with Kings
and there was a lot of bowing and scraping.

That said, the Ukraine pure respect and admiration for fallen soldiers
is overwhelming to view.

SheltieLover

(67,297 posts)
5. Oh, they don't go golfing & ignore fallen heroes' return of remains?
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:43 PM
Apr 27

The Ukranian people are absolutely amazing! Such integrity!

Slava Ukrani!!!!

erronis

(19,372 posts)
6. If a dead russian comes back from the front nobody knows.
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 06:56 PM
Apr 27

And if there is a staged ceremony, the common people are forced to their knees.

This the america that trump wants.

BidenRocks

(1,399 posts)
13. Chump is thinking
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 08:04 PM
Apr 27

Americans should do that for me!

Only when you're dead asswipe! Then it's 'Thank God the fuck is dead!'

Crunchy Frog

(27,582 posts)
18. In part it's because they value what they're fighting for.
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 08:42 PM
Apr 27

More so than we can imagine, as we haven't fought a war on our own soil and for our own freedom since the Civil War.

The russians simply leave theirs to rot in the field, or even dispatch their wounded and leave them. They're dying for the ego of a dictator and dreams of imperial grandeur, but usually join up to get large sums of money, which they or their survivors may never see.

It still destroys me to see so many Ukrainians killed. I believe that if they'd been given the right kinds of weapons in the right quantities, this war would have probably been over a couple of years ago.

electricmonk

(1,881 posts)
19. Something people like Trump
Sun Apr 27, 2025, 09:14 PM
Apr 27

and the other appeasers will never understand is Ukraine giving up and abandoning their occupied lands is a slap in the face to everyone that's died so far. It's telling every life represented by these flags that they didn't matter.

https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-memorial-flags-825f56c9c80c0906b3dc7d0cc3eba959

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