In Warsaw, under the statue of Józef Poniatowski, stand an honour guard. A pair of military personnel, they stand on guard for about an hour and then are replaced with another pair usually from a different service of the military. While they stand guard possible hundreds of tourists walk by, stop, and take a picture. Apparently I was no exception. Between shots one can see that they might relax, just a bit. It’s nice they are so considerate to the picture takers.
Off to the side, sitting among the trees that line the courtyard, are fully armed soldiers backing up the guard. I couldn’t help but think that they might be there because of the attack on a solider in a similar role in Ottawa.
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