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Originally Posted by helbent4
Lee,
Probably a little more famous (at least around here) was a local boy, Ernest "Smokey" Smith, a Seaforth Highlander. He earned a Victoria Cross in Italy by (among other things) using a PIAT to take out two Mk V Panther tanks (one by firing from the hip) plus a Stug III, then hold off up to a company of SS simgle-handedly with a Thompson. While dragging wounded comrades to safety.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Smith
Tony |
Ha, I met that guy when I was in the Army, shortly before he died.
There was this awkward pause when were talking, and I didn't really know what to say next, so I filled it with "So...uhh... so like where did you get shot? In the back?"
"No! I didn't get shot in the back. I wasn't fucking running away."
-- getting scolded by this angry old man made my day. It was kinda funny, but I'm glad I got to meet him, mostly.