tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395310443831833218.post2524694607989007937..comments2023-09-23T04:05:23.351-07:00Comments on Hell's Rumblings: Lest We ForgetSébastian Hellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10838482234070823738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395310443831833218.post-67770313374709063932013-11-13T00:51:46.712-08:002013-11-13T00:51:46.712-08:00Food for thought.Food for thought.Sébastian Hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838482234070823738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3395310443831833218.post-14614008117624899382013-11-13T00:50:45.290-08:002013-11-13T00:50:45.290-08:00My friend Mark had this to add:
''I hate ...My friend Mark had this to add:<br /><br />''I hate warfare. It is Nightmare come to life. Endless, merciless death and destruction. I love war movies, and good ol' shoot-em-ups, on screen it's fake, cathartic fun, but real life is a very different thing. Sadly though, there are times when, as Tolkien put it, war is upon you whether you like it or not. And in those times, we are reminded that there are lives and values that are worth fighting for, even dying for, when threatened by an aggressive lunatic fringe. Yesterday was a day to remember difficult and tragic events, and those who sacrificed so much, sometimes everything.<br /><br />So it was yesterday on a radio talk show that I came across the story of <b>Léo Major</b>.<br /><br />Léo was a French-Canadian commando sharpshooter who fought in WW2 and Korea. Basically, he was an action movie hero come to life. Among his numerous acts of unbelievable courage and skill, in the Netherlands he liberated the entire city of Zwolle, 45 thousand people, by himself. Yes, completely by himself, he tricked, killed and chased out all the Nazi invaders in one night and prevented the city from being shelled by allied forces, thus saving hundreds, perhaps thousands, of lives. And he did it with only one eye. YUP. His left eye had been burned out on D-Day, by a phosphorus grenade while he captured a Nazi half-track. All by himself. After which he also captured 93 Nazis all at once. All by himself. Oh and there's more, plenty more. That is one tough SOB, would make Rambo wet himself.<br /><br />Léo came back home to Quebec, where he lived to the ripe old age of 87, passing away in Longueuil in 2008. Barely anybody showed up, no farewell salute, a few newspaper articles, nothing particular.<br /><br />But in Zwolle, upon hearing of his passing, flags were flown at half-mast. And Zwolle remembered to thank its saviour and honourary citizen.''Sébastian Hellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838482234070823738noreply@blogger.com