This badass reigns from our neighbor to the North. No, not Ole Miss,
but Canada. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Leo Major.
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/leomajor.html
Leo Major fought Nazis in WWII the way most people think could only be
done in video games. This man landed at Normandy with legions of other
Allies and stormed the beach. Managing not to get shot, he combed the
French countryside and single handedly killed a squadron of Nazis and
stole their truck carrying communication equipment which proved
invaluable for wartime intelligence.
A week later, Leo Major came upon 8 SS soldiers, Hitler's own badasses,
and he smoked every one of them. But not before the last one launched a
fireball in Major's face which burned up one eyeball. As Leo's superiors
told him to head home, he gave them the finger and told them he still
had his left eye for aiming through scopes and he was gonna keep
fighting. Leo Major fought the rest of the war with an eye patch on his
right eye, storming Nazi positions with a rage not seen since State fans witnessed Dick Pace make that pass interference call.
(artistic interpretation)
In one battle, Leo Major was sent to check on a Canadian infantry that
didn't return from a mission. He discovered that the town there had been
captured by Nazis. So he single handedley killed or captured every
single member of the Nazi garrison there. He returned to camp with 93
German POW's in tow. The Brits wanted to offer him a distinguished award
and he told an Allied High Commander to piss off because he wasn't
done.
About a year later, Major was sent to do some recon work in the town of
Zwolle. While there, a Nazi sniper killed his best friend. Big mistake.
Like a pre-pubescent video gamer playing with the all of cheat codes,
Leo Major strapped 3 guns on his back, grabbed a sack of grenades, and
charged the town and unleashed holy terror like had never been seen
before. Badass found the SS officer's club, kicked in the door, and
killed everybody in there and went on to burn their headquarters.
I am reminded of Clint Eastwood's quote from "Unforgiven" where he says
"All right now, I'm comin' out. Any man I see out there, I'm gonna shoot
him. Any sumbitch takes a shot at me, I'm not only gonna kill him, but
I'm gonna kill his wife. All his friends. Burn his damn house down."
But ya know, I'm not sure Clint Eastwood could wear Leo Major's jock.
By morning the remaining Nazis evacuated Zwolle, leaving Leo Major as
the only survivor still in the town - which he returned to Dutch
control. You're welcome.
By the end of WWII, Leo Major still wasn't finished kicking ***. He went
on to fight in Korea where he and his squad fought off 40,000 Chinese
to capture control of a particular hill.
Sadly, Leo Major died in 2008. Rest in peace, badass.