In 1939, as over 425,000 Soviet troops invaded Finland, a 5'3" farmer with no scope and perfect aim took position in the snow. His name was Simo Häyhä, and he wasn't just a soldier.
Before the war, he was a competitive sharpshooter, known for hitting targets others missed
He wore white camouflage, packed snow in his mouth to hide his breath, and used iron sights to stay invisible. Then he got to work. In less than 100 days, he recorded over 500 confirmed kills-the most in sniper history. The Soviets called him
"The White Death." They shelled the forests. Sent snipers. Launched entire offensives. None of it stopped him. Until one day, an explosive bullet hit him in the face. By a miracle, Simo survived the war. But never spoke of what he'd done.
Every year, I share this video of French caretakers who take sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy, and scrub them into the letters to give them the gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 US soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil. #MemorialDayWeekend
@Bcrossover15 He didn't just leave, he and his media lackeys constructed a narrative to damage the program.
Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad