On this day in SOF history—October 18th: Special Forces legend Larry Thorne, veteran of Finland, Nazi Germany, and the United States, is killed in Vietnam
On this day: October 18th 1965—Before Special Forces Captain Larry Thorne was tragically killed in combat in Vietnam, he had already lived a legendary career spanning multiple continents, careers, nations, and wars. Born Lauri Allan Törni in Finland, as a young man Thorne led Finnish soldiers in their war against the Soviet Union in 1939-1940, […]
