This is a summary of a video about Lowery Torni, a soldier who fought in three armies during World War II and the Vietnam War. He was born in Finland and fought against the Soviet Union in the Winter War and the Continuation War. He also joined the German Waffen-SS and later the US Army, where he became a Green Beret and a special forces commander. He died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam in 1965 and was buried with honors in Arlington National Cemetery. He was a highly decorated soldier who received awards from Finland, Germany and the US.
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1. Larry Thorne was a soldier who fought in three armies: the Finnish, the German and the American.
2. He was born as Lauri Törni in Finland in 1919 and changed his name to Larry Thorne when he joined the US Army in 1954.
3. He was a highly skilled and decorated soldier who specialized in guerrilla warfare, sabotage, intelligence and deep strike operations.
4. He fought against the Soviet Union in the Winter War (1939-1940) and the Continuation War (1941-1944) as a Finnish officer, earning the Mannerheim Cross, the highest Finnish military award.
5. He joined the Waffen-SS in 1941 for training and later fought in the German army against the Soviets in 1945, after Finland had signed a peace treaty with them.
6. He was sentenced to six years in prison for treason in Finland in 1946, but was pardoned and released in 1948.
7. He immigrated to the United States in 1950 and joined the US Army in 1954, becoming a captain and a Green Beret.
8. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam, where he was awarded two Purple Hearts, a Bronze Star and a Distinguished Flying Cross for his bravery and leadership.
9. He died in a helicopter crash in Vietnam in 1965, while commanding a top-secret special forces unit called MACV-SOG. His remains were recovered in 1999 and buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 2003.