And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Finnish Farmer, first furiously fortifying his family farm, then fondling his fine Finnish fiream, forges forward while firmly & forcefully focusing his fearsome firepower, finally finessing the fanatical foreign force to falter and fail the foray and flee forth from the fight fearfully into the forest.
During WWII, the Russians were testing their parachutes. Sometimes they didn't open at all and a lot of troops were lost this way. During the invasion of Finland, hundreds of troops were dropped during the middle of winter. As usual, some of the chutes didn't open and the troops fell straight down into the deep snow, drilling holes fifteen feet deep. The Finnish farmers would then get out their shotguns, walk out into their fields, find the holes, and fire down them
My Finnish friend's wife was Simo's physical therapist in his old age. They both say that he was a gentleman, and he remains an admired figure in Finland.
The Finnish Farmer wins.
ReplyDeleteThe Finnish Farmer, first furiously fortifying his family farm, then fondling his fine Finnish fiream, forges forward while firmly & forcefully focusing his fearsome firepower, finally finessing the fanatical foreign force to falter and fail the foray and flee forth from the fight fearfully into the forest.
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ReplyDeleteDuring WWII, the Russians were testing their parachutes. Sometimes they didn't open at all and a lot of troops were lost this way. During the invasion of Finland, hundreds of troops were dropped during the middle of winter. As usual, some of the chutes didn't open and the troops fell straight down into the deep snow, drilling holes fifteen feet deep. The Finnish farmers would then get out their shotguns, walk out into their fields, find the holes, and fire down them
My Finnish friend's wife was Simo's physical therapist in his old age. They both say that he was a gentleman, and he remains an admired figure in Finland.
ReplyDeleteRead his story and what he endured to do this. Incredibly difficult and dangerous.
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