The truth was Commander Erwin Smith, standing on Wall Rose at dawn before the Battle of Shiganshina, raising his fist not to his soldiers—but to the forest of jagged trees beyond the wall, to the green light of the sun rising over Titan territory, as if asking permission from the dead. “Don’t let them down,” he said. Then he turned. “PRESENT HEARTS!”
The Salute of the Wings of Freedom shall be rendered thus: the right hand, closed in a fist, placed over the left breast. The fist shall then be rotated outward, palm facing forward, arm parallel to the ground. This gesture signifies the offering of one’s own heart to humanity. It shall be used in formation, at the beginning of an expedition, at the burial of fallen comrades, and in any moment when a soldier declares that their life belongs not to themselves, but to the cause of reclaiming the world. attack on titan soldier salute
And at the bottom, freshly chiseled: Eren Yeager. Armin Arlert. The truth was Commander Erwin Smith, standing on