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1st: "Work for victory as hard as we fight for it."
2nd: "Infantry -KingThe Queen of all service branches."
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Could not resist.
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Queens are the most powerful pieces in chess
And Warships are usually "SHE"
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Interesting! I thought it was just a way of conjugating "King"...why would they refer to the infantry as the "Queen of service branches"? Seems somewhat effeminate?
Queens are the most powerful pieces in chess
And Warships are usually "SHE"
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Die Königin ("The Queen") in this slogan stands as a synonym for the femininity which is delicate and graceful. It stands for beauty and elegance. Using the female term is a form of idealisation.
The King (male) can be honourably, confident and strong but even exorbitant, irascible or unbridled whereas a queen is more self-determined, well-considered and beating time (?) in her actions.
Here is another example:
And the tribute.
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Pfc. Jesse Devore holding a French Boy after the liberation of Trevieres. Devore was KIA just two weeks after the photo was taken, presumably while trying to take hill 192 with the 38th infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.
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