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warrior1

(12,325 posts)
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 05:49 PM Jun 2012

41 Incredibly Powerful Hugs Get the tissues ready…

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/incredibly-powerful-hugs



Mary Melfi hugs her dog "Glory" after being reunited with him for the first time since being deployed as part of the U.S. war with Iraq. (2006)



Two boys react as the coffin of Sergeant John Amer, the 99th British soldier killed in Afghanistan in 2009, was driven through the streets of Wootton. (2009)
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41 Incredibly Powerful Hugs Get the tissues ready… (Original Post) warrior1 Jun 2012 OP
No matter whether people are grieving or rejoicing... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1
Eyes watering and lip quivering turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #2
Those are beautiful and touching photographs. blue neen Jun 2012 #3

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,641 posts)
1. No matter whether people are grieving or rejoicing...
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 06:00 PM
Jun 2012

No matter what clothes they're wearing...

No matter what ethnicity or orientation they are...

We are all grieving or rejoicing the same ways.

What a beautiful post!

Thank you.

blue neen

(12,322 posts)
3. Those are beautiful and touching photographs.
Thu Jun 21, 2012, 06:22 PM
Jun 2012

They remind us all of how much humankind has in common, rather than always thinking of the differences.

Thank you.

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