A young woman, with a United States Army coat draped over her shoulders, crouches amidst rubble and ruin in war-torn Italy. She folds her hands in thanksgiving over the meager meal perched on her lap. On November 27, 1943, amidst the fighting of World War II (1939–1945), a copy of this painting appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post urging readers to remember others less fortunate than themselves on a holiday devoted to gratitude. The sitter who modeled for this painting, 13-year-old Aline Ponton of Vermont, was one of more than 500 girls that Rockwell photographed for this work. She received $10 for her photograph and learned that her image had been selected for the final work only when the Saturday Evening Post arrived at her door. I would rather be a Zelenskyy Democrat than a Putin Republican.