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Title: Hungarian Badass
Post by: Rob52240 on July 28, 2012, 02:38:33 AM: Not you Debrody!

Tibor Rubin's story should be known by every American. Born a Hungarian Jew, he was sent to die in a concentration camp as a child. When freed by Americans, he vowed to God that he would become a GI himself. He later saved his entire Army unit in Korea by defending a mountaintop alone. When captured, he refused release so that he could use lessons he learned in concentration camps to help other American POWs survive. Few lives embody the love of God -- and the greatness of the human spirit -- more than this child war refuge who received our nation's highest honor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCU35fOmMwk
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: Plawranc on July 28, 2012, 02:50:42 AM: He was one man..... just one....

one hell of a man
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: coombz on July 28, 2012, 02:51:44 AM: Thought this thread was about Debrody...i am disappoint
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: ozrocker on July 28, 2012, 07:36:51 AM: Saw a Documentary somewhere about him. :headscratch:
Maybe it was something on PBS, History or Military Channel. :headscratch: Can't remember I'm getting :old: :rofl
A show featuring MOH awardees.
Truly a Hero :salute

:cheers: Oz
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: zack1234 on July 28, 2012, 07:59:43 AM: Quote from: coombz on July 28, 2012, 02:51:44 AM
Thought this thread was about Debrody...i am disappoint

gods sake coombzy :)
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: icepac on July 28, 2012, 08:15:45 AM: First time I've heard "I am dissapoint" outside of the martial arts forums.

I think Royce gracie said it around 1999 in a forum post right after saying "watch you mouth...call me lame".
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: danny76 on July 28, 2012, 08:18:59 AM: Quote from: coombz on July 28, 2012, 02:51:44 AM
Thought this thread was about Debrody...i am disappoint

I thought it was Kaiser Sozeh
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: Butcher on July 28, 2012, 08:46:18 AM: This is beyond badass, I never heard of him - then again my family was stuck in Hungary after the war - they didn't leave the country until 1955.
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: zack1234 on July 28, 2012, 08:59:46 AM: why they leave?
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: Butcher on July 28, 2012, 09:13:28 AM: Quote from: zack1234 on July 28, 2012, 08:59:46 AM
why they leave?

Part of my family fled because the Hungarians revolted in budapest against the Russians in 1955/1956 - huge uprising and chaos broke out, before the war my family were mechanics and owned dealerships and repair shops all over budapest, when russians took over they took everything from them, so my grandfather decided to bolt to Austria with my dad at the time, half my family was stuck in Hungary and other half fled to england and eventually canada.
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: zack1234 on July 28, 2012, 09:34:17 AM: Been back to Hungary?
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: danny76 on July 28, 2012, 10:26:08 AM: Valour is a rarely seen word. The kind of valour he demonstrated is even more uncommon. I always am amazed to witness the absolute humility of the very bravest. Humbling :salute
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: SmokinLoon on July 28, 2012, 10:44:47 AM: Wow. What an amazing story. What an amazing man.

:salute

The sad thing is that there are thousands of stories like that throughout time that we will never know about. It is not only Tibor Rubin we honor, but also the many more (and ultimately few) like him.

I hope all people learn from people like him.
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: GScholz on July 28, 2012, 11:06:36 AM: "I never thought I was gonna be Super Jew." :lol

What a great guy, humanitarian and hero! :salute

Thanks for sharing that.
Title: Re: Hungarian Badass
Post by: Rob52240 on July 29, 2012, 04:38:37 AM: I'm glad and proud that my country attracts this kinda person.