Five Real Badasses

I love a super-cheesy action movie, and my favorite "pass the time on the bus" daydream is a long, involved story of double-crossing spies, starring me in black leather – with the miraculous ability to run in high heels.

Cracked.com has compiled a list of five real-life soliders who pretty much define badass. In it, you will meet a gentleman known as "The White Death" and learn about the Param Vir Chakra, which is awarded for the "rarest of the rare gallantry which is beyond the call of duty and which in normal life is considered impossible to do."

Gallantry!

[This friendly-looking fellow is Simo Hayha, a.k.a., The White Death.]