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

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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #1 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

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.
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2009, 12:27:49 AM »
Hey, what happen to roaches.  They survive that last five great mass extinctions. 
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #3 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?
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2009, 02:46:30 AM »
DUDE!!! Read some of the links at the end of the article! AWESOME website!!!
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #6 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
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #7 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


"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!!!!

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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2009, 10:13:52 AM »
The writing style is hillarious. :rofl
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2009, 01:28:28 PM »
This site just made my Friday afternoon drag non-existant. Nice one US :)
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2009, 03:12:27 PM »
cool stories  :aok
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2009, 03:30:32 PM »
Great stories. His writing style reminds me of Maddox.
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #12 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
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #13 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."
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Re: 5 real soldiers that make Rambo look like a sissy
« Reply #14 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. 
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