tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post2633745650194390972..comments2023-11-27T02:17:22.859-06:00Comments on The LawDog Files: I wouldn't do that if I were you ...LawDoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05232684877582591461noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-57050370673244359562018-08-11T14:25:48.214-05:002018-08-11T14:25:48.214-05:00when I was a senior in high school in 1979, we had...when I was a senior in high school in 1979, we had an exchange student from Finland. She did a presentation in history on the Finnish/Soviet war. She was proud of her country.Mrs. Widgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574837619339009800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-13877497585605278672008-12-01T09:56:00.000-06:002008-12-01T09:56:00.000-06:00Also look for a book titled The Long Walk, by Slav...Also look for a book titled <I>The Long Walk,</I> by Slavomir Rawicz, about men who escaped from a Soviet prison camp near the arctic circle and walked to freedom.<BR/><BR/>http://powells.com/s?author=Slavomir%20Rawicz<BR/><BR/>--Webfoot LoggerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-20764417103679327942008-11-29T16:34:00.000-06:002008-11-29T16:34:00.000-06:00Here is a photo of myself shaking hands with Simo ...Here is a photo of myself shaking hands with Simo Häyhä (May 2001):<BR/><BR/>http://www.empirearms.com/simo-kroh.jpgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-55041461962691577312008-11-29T16:02:00.000-06:002008-11-29T16:02:00.000-06:00I was fortunate to have had lunch with Simo Häyhä ...I was fortunate to have had lunch with Simo Häyhä not once but twice (Sept. 2000 and May 2001). He was still sharp as a tack and had quite a goood sense of humor (he even flirted a bit with my wife, Desiree).<BR/><BR/>Quite an extraordinary individual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-35002608019762618472008-11-29T15:22:00.000-06:002008-11-29T15:22:00.000-06:00Hooah. And I just don't have enough damn discreti...Hooah. And I just don't have enough damn discretion as a high school teacher to tell stories like this. I need to be teaching college, damn it.J.R.Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498164179579546593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-29422147351212130552008-11-29T14:55:00.000-06:002008-11-29T14:55:00.000-06:00If you like reading about this period of the Finni...If you like reading about this period of the Finnish Soviet wars, try to find a copy of "The long distance patrol" by Paavo Rintala.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-44768553494642738202008-11-29T09:46:00.000-06:002008-11-29T09:46:00.000-06:00I wrote the book "Rifles of the White Death". Niki...I wrote the book "Rifles of the White Death". Nikita Kruchev said the Soviets lost 1,000,000 dead. It is a great story of bravery and the underdog winning in the end. Finland was never occupied by the USSR. <BR/><BR/>Doug Bowser<BR/>saman1@telepak.netDoug Bowserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02066546438773606691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-53916767279679656082008-11-28T20:44:00.000-06:002008-11-28T20:44:00.000-06:00He used iron sights because he wanted to keep his ...He used iron sights because he wanted to keep his head down; said a telescopic sight made him raise his head up too much and made him vulnerable to counter-fire.<BR/><BR/>wv: hoozoodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90243689523596474572008-11-28T15:03:00.000-06:002008-11-28T15:03:00.000-06:00It's historical examples like this that make polit...It's historical examples like this that make politicians of a certain stripe in our own country quite nervous about how many deer rifles are in circulation.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320361019553106478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-24028147173487938042008-11-28T09:28:00.000-06:002008-11-28T09:28:00.000-06:00Haaka palle!It would seem that the Soviets learned...Haaka palle!<BR/><BR/>It would seem that the Soviets learned nothing from this incident, as they made a nearly identical mistake four decades later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-68504470849326477552008-11-28T09:22:00.000-06:002008-11-28T09:22:00.000-06:00I've seen it before, big bad bully picks on little...I've seen it before, big bad bully picks on little guy.<BR/>Little guy becomes a buzzsaw, decimating bully.<BR/>Gunsmoke45441Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-3307217285458064222008-11-28T06:11:00.000-06:002008-11-28T06:11:00.000-06:00now that's what I call "a well regulated Militia"....now that's what I call "a well regulated Militia".Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904992160753105795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-27146202025006149212008-11-27T22:03:00.000-06:002008-11-27T22:03:00.000-06:00Great writing,now I want to know more about that w...Great writing,now I want to know more about that war!One little thing,he also used a Suomi M-31 SMG on occasion,not a K31.A K31 is a Swiss straight pull bolt action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-40954669904835582182008-11-27T13:48:00.000-06:002008-11-27T13:48:00.000-06:00I just got done watching the "Fire and Ice" docume...I just got done watching the "Fire and Ice" documentary before I got online. Now I guess I'll have to watch Talvisota too. Know any other good movies or books on the winter war?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-58841585899826123932008-11-27T11:49:00.000-06:002008-11-27T11:49:00.000-06:00Same international tournament, another Finnish fig...Same international tournament, another Finnish fighter: Lauri törni a.k.a Larry Thorne.<BR/><BR/>http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/larry-thorne.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-50353896913199189142008-11-27T11:37:00.000-06:002008-11-27T11:37:00.000-06:00Coming out of lurk mode, briefly, to wish you and ...Coming out of lurk mode, briefly, to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099808690177823190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-7901255326529684032008-11-27T10:34:00.000-06:002008-11-27T10:34:00.000-06:00Lawdog: Some Americans (of Finnish extraction) fou...Lawdog: <BR/>Some Americans (of Finnish extraction) fought for Finland in the Winter War. <BR/>I had the good fortune to know one of them. <BR/>He didn't talk about it much but the few stories I did hear were interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-57004307290529054992008-11-27T10:12:00.000-06:002008-11-27T10:12:00.000-06:00The official records say Häyhä got 542 kills (afte...The official records say Häyhä got 542 kills (after he said that he had over one hundred kills his battalion commander gave an order that another soldier must verify the kills to make sure he's not just making stuff up).<BR/><BR/>And I'd like to point out that the war wasn't as easy as you make it sound like. Our troops were exhausted near the end of the war. I'd also like to point out that most of the Finnish communists fought bravely on our side because they knew that Stalins attack was pure agression (despite the fact that soviets had said that they'll only defend whats theirs and never attack others...) so this war actually united Finland and helped us put aside some crudges people still had after our civil war.<BR/><BR/>Ps. look up http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raate_Road for an incredible battle (some of my relatives fought there).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-31275421841672278952008-11-27T09:31:00.000-06:002008-11-27T09:31:00.000-06:00Fascinating that, after having half his face shot ...Fascinating that, after having half his face shot off by the countersniper and taking years to recuperate, he went on to become a moose hunter and dog breeder, finally passing away in 2002 at 96 years of age. A worthy end to a worthy soldier.Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-90642646542979982372008-11-27T04:54:00.000-06:002008-11-27T04:54:00.000-06:00Oh, that "500 to 700" number is probably somewhat ...Oh, that "500 to 700" number is probably somewhat inflated.<BR/><BR/>Sort of hard to get a reliable number after all these years, anyway.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and it isn't like "Simuna" wasn't known to be a champion-grade shot already before the war. My grandpa'd been to some of the same competitions in the 1930s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-69025981093152634872008-11-27T01:04:00.000-06:002008-11-27T01:04:00.000-06:00Simo was a very interesting individual. He never ...Simo was a very interesting individual. He never took it personally, he was just going about his "job" to the best of his ability... Faintastic story though.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-44297787258613119762008-11-27T00:12:00.000-06:002008-11-27T00:12:00.000-06:00The Finns also used a US Plane that was said by ma...The Finns also used a US Plane that was said by many US pilots to be worthless and shot the Sov AF into ribbons. The Brewster Buffalo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster_Buffalo was that plane. It's never the tool that wins it's the men who use it.von_Kraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02952559759782243161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22957834.post-73864565324189450302008-11-26T23:13:00.000-06:002008-11-26T23:13:00.000-06:00Brilliant writing. You should be teaching military...Brilliant writing. You should be teaching military history, if you aren't already.<BR/><BR/>thanks<BR/><BR/>John, The Bad YogiYogihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18149759309589778285noreply@blogger.com