The Rambo Story Finally Explained

by Panzer
John Rambo has been fighting his battles on the big screen for nearly four decades.
And now, we’re going to take a look at his tale, from First Blood to Last Blood, and
explain his action-packed story.
What little we know of John Rambo's early life is cobbled together from various references
he and other characters have made to it over the course of the four films so far.
He grew up on his dad's horse ranch, then was drafted into the U.S. Army at the age
of 18.
After nine months of training, he was deployed to Vietnam, where he learned how to be really
good at killing, and how to tie a wicked headband.
Rambo became a Green Beret and continued working in deep cover and reconnaissance missions
until he was captured by the Viet Cong after an ambush and became a prisoner of war.
For the next several months, he was tortured along with his comrades from Baker Team.
Fortunately, Rambo managed to escape the POW camp.
He returned to military service, but the deep trauma he'd suffered began to show through
in the form of a nervous breakdown, leading to him eventually being honorably discharged.
In December 1981, Rambo traveled to Washington State to visit Delmar Barry, a friend from
Baker Team, only to be told by Barry's family that he'd died as a result of Agent Orange
exposure.
This made Rambo the last surviving member of Baker Team.
"Baker team, they're all dead sir."
"Not Delmar Barry.
He made it."
"Barry's gone too sir."
Rambo moved on, and wandered into the nearby town of Hope, where the local sheriff Will
Teasle tried to quickly usher him out of town for fear that he'd cause trouble.
Rambo, who was just looking for something to eat, went back into Hope anyway, leading
Teasle to arrest him.
Teasle's deputies began harassing and threatening Rambo at the station.
Using his Green Beret skills, Rambo fought his way out of the station before making his
getaway on a stolen motorcycle.
In the ensuing search, Teasle's deputy, Art Galt, began firing at Rambo from a helicopter.
Rambo retaliated by hurling a rock at the chopper.
As a result, the helicopter pilot lost control, and Galt fell to his death.
Yeah, it was self-defense, but now he was wanted for killing a cop.
Dismayed over the death of Galt, Rambo tried to convince Teasle that it was accidental,
and he begged the sheriff for no more trouble.
Teasle, driven to rage by the loss of his friend, continued the fight, as Rambo incapacitated
his deputies in the woods.
The National Guard arrived to help with the search, and with them came Col. Trautman,