History time!

[NoCar340]

Fun stuff as we close out Memorial Day here in the U.S. These guys didn't die for their countries, but not for lack of effort! Very funny but factual read. If classes were taught the way this is written, more people would ace their history courses:

5 Real-Life Soldiers Who Make Rambo Look Like a P__sy

 

[Jack Meoff]

That's wild!!

 

[kkritsilas]

I guess that crazy Scotsman with the Claymore defies the whole "you don't bring a knife (or Claymore) to a gun fight" saying.

Kostas

 

[NoCar340]

He was definitely the craziest of the bunch, hands down. The first guy listed, though... man, 542 confirmed kills on iron sights?! That's a freakin' shooter right there.

 

[Jack Meoff]

In arctic cold to boot....

 

[NoCar340]

I don't know that I could even load a bolt action in 40 below!

 

[Jack Meoff]

That dude was serious hardcore.....
That getup he's wearing ain't exactly thinsulate either....

 

[Monkeyed]

That's a pretty cool article! I'd heard of York before, but not that particular story. When he was a seargent he accidentaly wandered up behind a german trench unnoticed. He started at one end, and just nudged the first man with his gun barrel, and when they looked he motioned with it like "hands up" he took their weapon and moved on to the next guy. he cleared the entire trench like that. when asked about later the germans thought he was the point man for an entire company, but no, it was just him.

 

[tim berry]

wow makes life just a little boring by comparison . some of the accounts of G.I. s during WW2 are almost unbelievable , and at times totally crazy but they did the job at hand . that's why they are the greatest generation