A hot meal in the Ardennes
A cook, a waiting GI and a pot of food make this a scene about keeping an army going. The winter setting recalls the Battle of the Bulge, when cold and exposure added to the strain of the fighting. A serving of hot food could mean a great deal more than a break in the routine.
The field cooker is the small detail that changes the whole subject. This is organized feeding away from a permanent kitchen, with men still close enough to the fighting to keep their equipment about them. The miniature records the support and improvisation that combat photographs can easily leave out.
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