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A farewell kiss at Pennsylvania Station, New York, between a soldier and his lover, and no guarantee that he will ever return. 1944
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Irish woman mocks British soldier for being short, Creggan, Derry 1972.
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The human pyramid — one of many torture techniques used by the US Army & the CIA at Iraqi prison Abu Ghraib, 2003
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7-year-old Nermin Divović lies face down in a pool of blood, shot and killed by a sniper after approaching a U.N. vehicle in the streets of besieged Sarajevo, November 18, 1994
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What's the difference between a prisoner of war and a homeless person? (American poster by Guerrilla Girls. United States of America, 1991)
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A student protester gives the V for victory sign in front of Chinese soldiers of the PLA. Tiananmen square, 1 June 1989. Photo taken by Peter Charlesworth.
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Paul Newman and Marlon Brando stood up for justice at a civil rights march on August 23, 1963.
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An Australian POW, Sgt. Leonard Siffleet, captured in New Guinea, about to be beheaded by a Japanese officer with a guntō, 1943. This photo is often misidentified as Flight Lieutenant Bill Newton, who suffered a similar fate.
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In 1943, Man and his German Shepherd takes photos together in a booth.
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