It's a early Marine, dude!! Semper fidelis!!!
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Impressive!
Aren't navy soldiers ordinarily referred to as sailors?
Very interesting find!
Pretty little dude.
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It's a early Marine, dude!! Semper fidelis!!!
Did anyone check to see if his head was threaded, so he could screw on his jar lid?
(former squid)
I think I know where Ross Perot got his ears from now.
Wow! Hobbits in the Navy!
Hmmm' child like features, on a ship, in armor--got to be a Marine. Now we know where Uncle Sam's Misguided Children came from.
Is that Pippen, or Merry? My money says it's that "Fool of a Took".
Appears the dude had swollen ankles, perhaps a symptom of poor circulation or congestive heart failure? A modern doctor would put him on water pills.
Ravenna was the Western capital for hundreds of years and was also the capital of the Ostrogothic kingdom and of Byzantine Italy. It's got an awesome history. I didn't get to see it last time I was in Italy. Next time, it's on the itinerary for sure.
Neat!!
The image looks so much like a child. Did they conscript men into the army when they were still children and this one died while still a child? They would certainly be well trained if they were trained from childhood.