"The insane life of this Holocaust survivor and Special " Topic
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| Tango01 | 29 Oct 2018 10:09 p.m. PST |
….Forces veteran. "For most people, surviving the Holocaust in Nazi-occupied Europe would be the defining moment of their lives. Men like Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow aren't most people. The Lithuanian-born Shachnow survived a forced labor camp and went on to join the U.S. Army, serve in Vietnam, and lead the Army Special Forces' ultra-secret World War III would-be suicide mission in Berlin during the Cold War. He was only in his mid-50s when the Berlin Wall came down. After almost 40 years in the U.S. Army, he was inducted in the Infantry Officer's Hall of Fame and is still regarded as a Special Forces legend. He passed away in his North Carolina home at age 83 on Sept. 18, 2018. His life and service are so legendary, inside and out of the Special Forces community, that it's worth another look…."
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| Silurian | 30 Oct 2018 6:19 a.m. PST |
Brave and fascinating man. I'm inspired to read his autobiography now. |
| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2018 11:29 a.m. PST |
Happy for that my friend!. (smile)
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experiments at 11x.