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Soldier of 3 Armies Lyrics
Started out as a reserve
Soon promoted, well deserved
And the legend has begun
With a bounty on his head, the Red Army wants him dead
Soviet enemy #1
Cross of Mannerheim, addicted to the war game
Never-ending fame, victory reclaimed
Oh we remember, we remember, we remember
Shout Lauri Törni’s name
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
Cross the water, a new start
War still beating in his heart
A new legend has been born
Started out as a reserve
Soon promoted, well deserved
Changed his name to Larry Thorne
Cross of Mannerheim, addicted to the war game
Never-ending fame, victory reclaimed
Oh we remember, we remember, we remember
Shout Lauri Törni’s name
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
From the Finnish lakes
Into Germany and U.S.A.
All the wars he came across
Cross of Mannerheim, an Iron Cross, a Bronze Star
Purple Heart, one Distinguished Flying Cross
Shout Lauri Törni’s name
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
Soon promoted, well deserved
And the legend has begun
With a bounty on his head, the Red Army wants him dead
Soviet enemy #1
Never-ending fame, victory reclaimed
Oh we remember, we remember, we remember
Shout Lauri Törni’s name
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
War still beating in his heart
A new legend has been born
Started out as a reserve
Soon promoted, well deserved
Changed his name to Larry Thorne
Never-ending fame, victory reclaimed
Oh we remember, we remember, we remember
Shout Lauri Törni’s name
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
Into Germany and U.S.A.
All the wars he came across
Cross of Mannerheim, an Iron Cross, a Bronze Star
Purple Heart, one Distinguished Flying Cross
A soldier of three armies knows the game
Deeds that echo from the past
Rise from beyond your grave
Son of Finland and a Green Beret
May you rest in peace at last
Lauri Allan Törni!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauri_T%C3%B6rni
Lauri Allan Törni (28 May 1919 – 18 October 1965), later known as Larry Thorne, was a Finnish Army captain who led an infantry company in the Finnish Winter and Continuation Wars and moved to the United States after World War II. He is known as the soldier who fought under three flags: Finnish, German (when he fought the Soviets in World War II), and American (where he was known as Larry Thorne) when he served in U.S. Army Special Forces in the Vietnam War.
The man must have hated Communism more the the Nazi Fuhrer