@Oddloaf1@BillTheKid1603 He was, but the reason for that was the Lapland war against Germany, into which Finland was forced by the soviets. Törni’s goal was to fight against the russians and the Germans provided an opportunity to do so.
@BillTheKid1603 You’re right, I didn’t mean to sound obnoxious. My intention was to enlighten less-known facts about Törni, because I am sure that the english sources concerning his life and adventures are simply lacking as seen in the picture above.
@BillTheKid1603 Other notable Finnish veterans that joined the US military after WW2 in search of suitable job/opportunity to oppose communism were Col. Alpo Marttinen and Lt. Col. Olavi Alakulppi, both highly decorated (both knights of the Mannerheim Cross).
@BillTheKid1603 He didn’t join the US army to fight in Vietnam. After 1945 he left Finland for Americas like many Finnish officers who suddenly became unpopular in their homeland due to widespread Soviet influence in the political life of post-war Finland.
Fasting makes you realise that eating is so much more to us than a mere act of nourishment, it has become a pasttime activity that we gluttoniously use to fill the empty hours of the day.
Lifting without some form of cardio (running, swimming, cycling) on the side makes you an unathletic meathead and cardio without lifting makes you stickly and weak. Both are essential for exellence.
The spiritual effects of physical exercise are what truly makes it count. Those obviously have their roots in bodily exellence but conquering thyself in your mind beats the lone exertion of the body.
@maxyourtest True blue collar work is an antidote to the spiritual sickness of the modern white collar working life with its humiliation rituals done by HR.