Category: Soldiering
Nothing like being up 5 miles in the air, exposed to extreme cold and having one of the best air forces in the world trying to kill you. Now Ladies & Gentlemen this is what I call REAL MEN at work!!!!! Grumpy
Pierre (Peter) Julien Ortiz OBE (July 5, 1913 – May 16, 1988) was a United States Marine Corps colonel who received two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism as a major in World War II. He served in North Africa and Europe during the war, as a member of the French Foreign Legion, the U.S. Marines and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), operating behind enemy lines several times. Ortiz also acted in Hollywood films after the war. He was one of the very few U.S. Marines to serve in combat in Europe during World War II, and one of the most decorated Marine officers of the war.
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Mongol Horse Archers at work
Hey I liked the picture and these folks bad as they were. They are some of the best Horse Soldiers ever to ride off to war. Grumpy
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A walking iron castle
My Dad had nothing but good things to say about these guys. He said that when they were around you had nothing to worry about from the Chinese. Who were terrified of them. Grumpy