Memorial Day Minifigs

Today is Memorial Day here in the United States — a holiday that honors the men and women who have died in military service to this country. As a pacifist myself, I hope that someday our leaders will stop increasing the number of people we remember on this day each year.

But as a pragmatist, I also know that there are truly unique times in history when the world must come together to stand against evil. I believe that the Allied effort during World War II (against Nazism in particular) was one such time. With that in mind, I built a squad of WW2 U.S. Army minifigs:

Here’s a WW2-era U.S. Marine:

(With M1 helmets and Thompson submachine guns from BrickArms.)

2 comments on “Memorial Day Minifigs

  1. Dr. Paleo Ph.D.

    “But as a pragmatist, I also know that there are truly unique times in history when the world must come together to stand against evil.”

    But wouldn’t that mean you’re not a pacifist anymore? Your belief I think is called Militant Pacifism. I’m no pacifist, but am not bloodthirsty either. The thing is, the enemy always picks the fight; we just hace to answer our call to duty.

    Anyways, very nice figs! I also did not know of the helmets. They look a little Nazi, but still look loads better than my purist attempt last summer:

    http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=192024

    Nice scenery, too. Where’d you take the photos? Outside?

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