Amazing! Someone should make a film (movie) about him.

The Anti-Communist Finn Who Served Everywhere

Lauri Torni, AKA Larry Thorne, was born in Finland and, somewhat improbably, perished as an American Green Beret in Vietnam. Torni entered the Finnish military service in 1938. He participated in the war between Finland and the USSR, distinguishing himself in battle, earning the rank of captain. When Finland allied itself with Nazi Germany in 1941, Torni fought for three years as commander of the fearsome Detachment Torni, until the Finnish armistice of 1944.

After his unit demobilized, Torni joined a German SS unit and continued to fight the Russians. He was captured by the British, escaped a POW camp, and returned to Finland, where he was arrested for his German army service. Pardoned in 1948, Torni secretly traveled to Sweden, masqueraded as a Swedish seaman, and sailed to the vicinity of Mobile, Alabama, where he jumped overboard and made it to land. He was granted residency in 1953 and joined the Army as Larry Thorne. Eventually, he became a Green Beret assigned to Special Forces, and served in various high-profile capacities around the world.

In 1963, he deployed to Vietnam as an advisor, but two years later, Torni's remarkable career came to an end when his helicopter crashed during a secret mission. His remains were not located until 1999 and were subsequently buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 2003.