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.)
I didn’t know Brick Arms had helmets. Very cool.
“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?