| This is a gallery of images of young Allied fliers who went down under the guns of von Richthofen. (Because Richthofen was not only the "ace of aces" for WWI, he is arguably the most famous fighter pilot EVER and thus the records of his kills have been more intensely and widely studied, hence, we know more about his victims than any others who were shot down by lesser known pilots.)
One can see them here, posing in their wartime regalia, dreaming that he would survive and come home crowned in glory, bedecked with medals, and maybe even receive a knighthood from the King.
For these young men, these "forever young" men, it was not to be. But the key person in this painting is the woman posing with her beau. I included her in this piece to pay homage to ALL the women who lost someone in that war (and in all wars). She is the girlfriend, the betrothed, the bride, the wife, the widow, as well as the mother of them all.
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