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The November 27, 1943, edition of The Saturday Evening Post featured as its cover this painting by Norman Rockwell.It depicts a young girl amid the ruins of an Italian city, recently liberated during the Second World War.The girl wears a coat given to her by an American soldier, and is giving thanks over a meal of American field rations in a GI mess kit.She has rags wrapped around her feet instead of shoes, and her skirt is torn and stained.Symbolically, a set of broken chains is visible in the scene.I think this image is the best depiction I've ever seen of what it means to be thankful. _________________________________Facebook.com/HistoriaObscurum Please help support my educational outreach at https://www.patreon.com/HistoriaObscurumhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/historiaobscurumThank you. 😊