Posted on Jul 8, 2021
The Soldier Who Hated Communists So Much He Joined Both the German and US Army
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When Larry Thorne enlisted in the United States Army as a private in 1954, he was already a controversial war hero in two other countries.
Larry's real name was Lauri Törni, and he was actually born in Finland. For most of his adult life he had been fighting against the Soviets both as part of the Finnish Army and the Waffen-SS during World War II.
To this date, Lauri Törni remains the only former member of the Nazi Army to be buried in Arlington Cemetery, the most hallowed of American burial grounds.
Larry's real name was Lauri Törni, and he was actually born in Finland. For most of his adult life he had been fighting against the Soviets both as part of the Finnish Army and the Waffen-SS during World War II.
To this date, Lauri Törni remains the only former member of the Nazi Army to be buried in Arlington Cemetery, the most hallowed of American burial grounds.
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i'm surprised he was allowed to enlist in the US Army, considering he was a former SS in Germany
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This might be surprising, but the whole red scare fiasco saw the US making a horrific bent in the worst direction, far to and including getting too comfortable with Nazis.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel An accomplished Soldier... under three different flags.
"Thorne's U.S. memorial is the Larry Thorne Headquarters Building, 10th SFG(A), Fort Carson, Colorado. In Finland, the survivors, friends and families of Detachment Törni formed the Lauri Törni Tradition Guild. In the book The Green Berets by Robin Moore, the "Sven Kornie" main character in the first chapter was based on Larry Thorne. The book was later made into a movie by the same name starring John Wayne. In the 2004 TV programme Suuret Suomalaiset("Great Finns"), Larry Thorne was voted the 52nd greatest Finn of all time."
"Thorne's U.S. memorial is the Larry Thorne Headquarters Building, 10th SFG(A), Fort Carson, Colorado. In Finland, the survivors, friends and families of Detachment Törni formed the Lauri Törni Tradition Guild. In the book The Green Berets by Robin Moore, the "Sven Kornie" main character in the first chapter was based on Larry Thorne. The book was later made into a movie by the same name starring John Wayne. In the 2004 TV programme Suuret Suomalaiset("Great Finns"), Larry Thorne was voted the 52nd greatest Finn of all time."
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