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[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 67 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

Ladies, FYI, I have also been known to feed kittens.

[–] LadyButterfly@reddthat.com 22 points 13 hours ago

I'm so hot for you right now

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

Feed them to what?

[–] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 43 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

People ITT comment like it was just feeding the kitten that caused the influx of marriage proposals, not the fact that this dude is one handsome MF.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 points 9 hours ago

Or maybe they were worried about flooding and wanted a connection to his sandbag guy.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago

I mean, handsome dude, physically fit enough to go kill, human enough to protect a small creature. It's not all looks.

It is looks, don't get me wrong, but at least you know he might help with the baby and such.

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com -1 points 6 hours ago

"I want him to break both my hips, split my asshole down the middle and fill my guts with his thick military daddy CUM SIR I NEED IT" ~everyone

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I mean, how can you not feed a kitten? It was probably the best part of his day.

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 15 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Did he bring her back to the US after the war ended?

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 46 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

No, but he thinks another soldier did. It's a bit of a grim tale (though that page doesn't cite its sources, so take this with a grain of salt):

the kitten was one of two who were orphaned after a soldier shot their mother for “yeowling”. The marine who adopted the other kitten killed it after rolling over on it in his sleep.

But Praytor’s kitten survived. He fed her on meat from ration cans. After Praytor left her to return home, she became something of a mascot for the company’s public information office. Praytor believed another marine, corporal Conrad Fisher, eventually adopted her and brought her home to the United States.

Edit: this history enthusiast's page corroborates the story with a citation of Frank D. Praytor, "The Commandant and the Cat," The Greybeards 23, no. 3 (May-June 2009): 30-31, 65

[–] ordinarylove@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

🙂 🍼 😻

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[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 4 points 6 hours ago

good comment.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

He died in 2018 at 90 and Mis Hap apparently went on to have a good life. Article about him.

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 7 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Just shows how fucking low the bar was back then.

[–] kieron115@startrek.website 13 points 13 hours ago

Not to say it wasn't bad back then, but I live a pretty comfortable life and nursing a kitten would probably still be the best part of my day.

[–] moistclump@lemmy.world 3 points 45 minutes ago

Miss Hap 🥹