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Title: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: USRanger on April 02, 2009, 10:34:42 PM: An interesting read on these 5 guys. I knew of two of em:

Da linky (http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-popsicle.html)
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: MrRiplEy[H] on April 03, 2009, 12:03:39 AM: Quote from: USRanger on April 02, 2009, 10:34:42 PM
An interesting read on these 5 guys. I knew of two of em:

Da linky (http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-nose.html)

I could add Lauri Törni (Larry Thorne) to the list too as he did good in two wars. He became legendary in the war against soviets in ww2 first, then continued to Vietnam in US special forces.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: oakranger on April 03, 2009, 12:27:49 AM: Hey, what happen to roaches. They survive that last five great mass extinctions.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: JunkyII on April 03, 2009, 12:40:30 AM: 700+ kills, thats crazy I cant image how that would feel to do that, who was he shooting at?
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: oakranger on April 03, 2009, 12:44:56 AM: Quote from: JunkyII on April 03, 2009, 12:40:30 AM
700+ kills, thats crazy I cant image how that would feel to do that, who was he shooting at?

Shooting Russians that where taking a piss.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Serenity on April 03, 2009, 02:46:30 AM: DUDE!!! Read some of the links at the end of the article! AWESOME website!!!
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: crazyivan on April 03, 2009, 09:31:44 AM: Quote from: JunkyII on April 03, 2009, 12:40:30 AM
700+ kills, thats crazy I cant image how that would feel to do that, who was he shooting at?
Russians building snowmen, making vodka slushies! :D

But I have to say Jack Churchill, carrying around a Claymore and bagpipes. Yep Frakkin Crazy. :rofl
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: redman555 on April 03, 2009, 09:34:15 AM: Quote from: USRanger on April 02, 2009, 10:34:42 PM
An interesting read on these 5 guys. I knew of two of em:

Da linky (http://www.cracked.com/article_17019_5-real-life-soldiers-who-make-rambo-look-like-nose.html)

"Over the course of 100 days, Hayha killed 542 people with his rifle. He took out another 150 or so with his SMG, sending his credited kill-count up to 705."

HOLY COW!!!!

-BigBOBCH
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on April 03, 2009, 10:13:52 AM: The writing style is hillarious. :rofl
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: druski85 on April 03, 2009, 01:28:28 PM: This site just made my Friday afternoon drag non-existant. Nice one US :)
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Tr1gg22 on April 03, 2009, 03:12:27 PM: cool stories :aok
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Motherland on April 03, 2009, 03:30:32 PM: Great stories. His writing style reminds me of Maddox.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: SKJohn on April 03, 2009, 04:43:34 PM: Quote from: SFRT - Frenchy on April 03, 2009, 10:13:52 AM
The writing style is hillarious. :rofl

I loved the simple understatements like:

"Everyone who didn't have enormous balls of steel ran away. . . ."

Good stuff! :rofl
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Serenity on April 04, 2009, 04:12:02 AM: Quote from: SKJohn on April 03, 2009, 04:43:34 PM
I loved the simple understatements like:

"Everyone who didn't have enormous balls of steel ran away. . . ."

Good stuff! :rofl

Different article, still love the style:

"The wider scientific community believed the human body could not survive more than 18 Gs of deceleration--Stapp hit 35. Because he whoopee could."
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: maddafinga on April 04, 2009, 02:39:33 PM: I read that a few weeks ago and liked it pretty well. Kind of dissapointed they left Carlos Hathcock off of it though.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Angus on April 04, 2009, 03:02:08 PM: Audie Murphy would belong there ;)
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Die Hard on April 04, 2009, 10:06:22 PM: Quote from: Angus on April 04, 2009, 03:02:08 PM
Audie Murphy would belong there ;)

Would?

He is there.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Angus on April 05, 2009, 07:36:30 AM: Woot? Missed that one.
The thread loaded in a very slow and odd way though. Took minutes.
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: ebfd11 on April 05, 2009, 11:46:43 PM: My personal opinion there was one missing from the list, Gunnery Seargent Carlos Hathcock

link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock#Decorations

though of course I'm being biased in my choice because of the common grounds we share, AKA fellow Marines.

just a thought
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: Mickey1992 on April 06, 2009, 12:08:51 PM: "In To Hell and Back, Audie Murphy plays Audie Murphy, a badass war hero who proves his worth on the battlefield with his awesome badassery. The movie was the highest-grossing film Universal made, a record it held for 20 years until the making of Jaws. That's right, they actually needed a movie about a giant, man-eating, shark to top Audie Murphy's awesomeness."

Funny and historically educational at the same time!
Title: Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
Post by: maddafinga on April 06, 2009, 08:29:15 PM: Quote from: ebfd11 on April 05, 2009, 11:46:43 PM
My personal opinion there was one missing from the list, Gunnery Seargent Carlos Hathcock

link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Hathcock#Decorations

though of course I'm being biased in my choice because of the common grounds we share, AKA fellow Marines.

just a thought

I had said Hathcock was missing from that list myself on the first page, and I agree with you wholeheartedly here. I've read everything I can get my hands on about him, he was truly a hero and a superbadass. He and his spotter wiped out an entire company of NVA infantry once. Just think about that for a second.