John A. Thorburn

John A. Thorburn

Staff Sgt. John A. Thorburn is a highly decorated American war hero who served in the U.S. Army 1964 to 1967, he was with the 101st Airborne Division in 1965, part of the Screaming Eagles. He was later assigned with the Green Berets into the 10th special forces group in 1966 to 1967. He then enlisted in the Airforce becoming a Helicopter Gunner.

He is the father of underground rap legend R.A. the Rugged Man. The Jedi Mind Tricks song “” featuring R.A. is based on him.

He also has a cameo in the new Frank Henenlotter film "Bad Biology".

John Andrew Thorburn was recently awarded by NY State Senator John J. Flanagan for his accomplishments in the Vietnam War.

External links

* [http://www.flyarmy.org/incident/70031415.HTM FlyArmy.org: “Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter UH-1F tail number 64-15491”]
* [http://smokingsection.rawkus.com/TSS/?p=2577 The Smoking Section: “Uncommon Valor: The story of Staff Sergeant John A. Thorburn and R.A. the Rugged Man”]
* [http://www.virtualwall.org/dd/DilleyDA01a.htm VirtualWall.org: “Dana Allen Dilly”]
*imdb name|2585589

http://grandgood.com/2008/09/27/ny-state-senator-john-j-flanagan-honors-john-andrew-thorburn-ra-the-rugged-mans-father/

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7789

http://2dopeboyz.com/2008/09/28/ra-the-rugged-mans-father-honored-in-ny/

http://oghiphop.com/2008/09/ra-the-rugged-mans-father-honored-for-services-in-vietnam/

http://globalgrind.com/content/140746/NY-State-Senator-John-J-Flanagan-Honors-John-Andrew-Thorburn-Ra-The-Rugged-Mans-Father

http://www.senatorflanagan.com/2/news/08-09-23/senator_flanagan_honors_stony_brook_veteran.aspx


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