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World History

Cirsium

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1. My mother

Reply to irisblue (Original post)

Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:34 PM

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My mother had stories about how she and her girlfriends during WWII would flirt with POWs and pass them food through the fence at an internment camp in Detroit.

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I stated wondering how European POWS were fedin the Us [View all] irisblue Friday OP

My mother Cirsium Friday #1

They were fed the same food, in quantity and quality, as US soldiers. This was according GP6971 Friday #2

They were fed extremely well. Here's a good explanation, though the visuals aren't much. hedda_foil Friday #3