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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:Finland
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Bronze_Star
gptkb:Silver_Star
gptkb:Mannerheim_Cross
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1914-02-28
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gptkbp:burial_place
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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Lauri Törni Jr.
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:Winter_War
gptkb:Continuation_War
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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subject of biographies and historical studies
inspired songs and folklore in Finland
featured in documentaries about Finnish military history
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gptkbp:death_date
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1963-10-18
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gptkbp:education
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Military Academy of Finland
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Finnish
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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General Lauri Törni
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gptkbp:influence
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inspired military literature and films
U. S. Special Forces tactics
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gptkbp:known_for
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fighting for Finland and the United States
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gptkbp:legacy
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symbol of Finnish-American military cooperation
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:U._S._Special_Forces
Finnish Jaeger Brigade
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gptkbp:nationality
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Finnish
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gptkbp:nickname
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Larry Thorne
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Operation_White_Tiger
gptkb:Operation_Eagle
gptkb:Operation_Rolling_Thunder
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Viipuri,_Finland
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Fort_Bragg,_North_Carolina,_USA
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gptkbp:post_war_career
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served in World War II
served in the Korean War
served in the Vietnam War
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gptkbp:posthumous_recognition
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awarded the Bronze Star posthumously
awarded the Silver Star posthumously
honored in Finland as a war hero
inducted into the U. S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame
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gptkbp:rank
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gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel
Colonel in the Finnish Army
Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army
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gptkbp:service_branch
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gptkb:Finnish_Army
gptkb:United_States_Army
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gptkbp:service_years
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1939-1963
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gptkbp:spouse
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Evelyn Törni
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mannerheim
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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