National Guardsman Brutally Attacked In Pierce County

KIRO TV ^

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PARKLAND, Wash. -- The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is searching for five people who allegedly attacked a uniformed National Guardsmen walking along 138th Street in Parkland Tuesday afternoon.

The soldier was walking to a convenience store when a sport utility vehicle pulled up alongside him and the driver asked if he was in the military and if he had been in any action.

The driver then got out of the vehicle, displayed a gun and shouted insults at the victim. Four other suspects exited the vehicle and knocked the soldier down, punching and kicking him.

“And during the assault the suspects called him a baby killer. At that point they got into the car and drove off and left him on the side of the road,” Detective Ed Troyer with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

The suspects were driving a black Chevy Suburban-type SUV.

“This is something new for us, we have not had military people assaulted because they were in the military or somebody's opposition to a war or whatever,” Troyer said.

The driver is described as a white male, 25-30 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, heavy build, short blond hair, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans, and armed with a handgun.

The vehicle's passengers are described as white males, 20-25 years old. Some of the suspects wore red baseball hats and red sweatshirts during the attack.

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and charging of the individuals involved. Informants can call 253-591-5959, and callers will remain anonymous.

[Vicki]

I'm not far from there either and I can't believe such an attack would occur here with the military being so much a part of our community. It is shameful and I am hopeful they will find these scumbags.

[jeffers]

I think it's a mistake for Liberals to escalate to violence.

;-)

[easternsky]

The reason your Father dont talk about it is because its to painful. After 39 years the words still ring in your ears, and the spit still burns your face.

[jrooney]

I know a few jarheads, myself included, that would love to take Pu**ies like this out to the woodshed and give them an old fashioned butt kicking, without holding them at gunpoint and only using our god given bare knuckles to enact some payback justice on them.

True cowards to hold a man at gunpoint and they beat him outnumbered when he is only one. Typical donk cowards.

Yes, thank you donk leadership, Kerry, Pelosu, Reid, Murtha, et al for creating this environment with your traiterous comments.

[ValerieUSA]

Go south to Olympia and check The Evergreen State College campus for these "peace" activists. Rachel Corrie's hometown.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

An ass whipping doesnt even begin to describe what needs to be done to these perps.

[jrooney]

I agree. However, being able to enact justice with the bare hands in a situation like this gives some satisfaction because you can get close-up and show idiots like this the type of metal they are made of and how quickly they can be disposed of in a fair fight. It is more humbling for them when you use no extras to deal with them. It is something they would not forget quickly.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

Double Grrrrr!

[ASOC]

Bad, but not as bad as it has been in the part.

At one time airmen assigned to Pope AFB (ya, no hope pope) were told to drive to work in civvies and pull base stickers from their cars due to local attacks.

I think Ft Bragg had something similar as well.

Nothing new, but still odious.

[FarRightFanatic]

Where is the hate crime outcry? Isn't this a man who was attacked solely because he was in his uniform, just because he is a soldier?

[Apercu]

I was spit at, verbally harassed while in uniform on my way home in between duty stations in 1970.There needs to be a federal law prosecuting those who physically assault military in uniform, $50,000 fine, 5 years minimum sentence in a Federal prison.(A nice fat reward should be offered for the perps.)

[pissant]

Always be skeptical of first reports. Could be soldier covering his arse for a bad drug deal or something similar.

But if true, and it could very well be accurate, these bastards need a vigilante dirtnap. Woodchipper first.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

the more ive thought about it you are so right.great point

[Kaylee Frye]

Doesn't surprise me at all. These idiot hippies up here are total thugs. I see them especially in Olympia and Seattle.

I was out at the bridge doing the flag thing with some good folks and the protesters showed up. One of our guys made a comment about them making this just like Vietnam - something like "When are you guys gonna start spitting on them?" and some hippie idiot was like "That never happened." Seriously, this guy said it never happened, not once. What an idiot.

[M1Tanker]

During the next "support the troops" rally, does anyone want to ask the Code Pinkos and their ilk how they feel about this behaviour (given that they "love the troops, hate the war")?

Just look at my profile for the "ANSWER" to that. They know that US Service members (Soldiers/Sailors/Marines/Airmen) are unarmed while in CONUS. They know this because Indymedia told them how to attack us (also on my page). They are doing what their leftist masters tell them too. These punks are little "Code Pink Youth" following their cult leaders' plans.

This will get worse and there will be consequences when the "anti-war" punks pick on the wrong guy and the punks end up dead. The media will weep for the punks and curse the Military. They have that luxury. And you know the rest of the movie line...

[M1Tanker]

Another question is "where is the media outcry"? Why is this not front page news?

Oh, wait, there I go expecting the MSM to be interested in the truth reporting without bias......

Silly me.

[Horatio Gates]

Hmmmm...I took yesterday off so I'll have to sniff around on this one. First I've heard on this. My first thought is this sounds like Insane Clown Posse bullshit.

[M1Tanker]

From the leftists at Indybay (Indymedia) themselves:

"Military Targets in the USA must be Attacked
by al-masakin — Thursday, May. 06, 2004 at 7:13 PM
The torture of Muslim prisoners in Iraq in the “rape rooms” at the American Abu Ghraib prison confirms that the so-called American war on terror is really a war on Islam. George Bush has created a global gulag network of extra-legal and secret US prisons with thousands of inmates. This Gulag stretches from Afghanistan to Iraq, to Guantanamo and secret CIA prisons around the world. This Gulag exclusively holds Muslim prisoners.

In light of these revelations, Al-Masakin would like to take this opportunity to remind the American Muslim Mujahedin, and our allies in the revolutionary and anti-Imperialist left, that ROTC buildings, armed service recruiting centers, individual military personnel, and police officers are “military targets”. These institutions must be violently and covertly attacked.

In fact, there are thousands of unarmed military targets walking around all over the United States. Outraged American citizens and American Muslims should have little difficulty making violent contact with recruits, cadets, marines, etc.

We strongly recommend that such contact be made with a very sharp knife, pepper spray, brass knuckles, baseball bats, firearms, explosives, or the bumper of a full sized automobile, truck or SUV."

Link: http://www.indybay.org/uploads/military_targets_in_the_usa.pdf

[4woodenboats]

I posted a comment on the story of the attack on the Tacoma News Tribune website, expressing my opinion that the despicable way they, along with the Seatle Times and PI treat our soldiers, it's no surprise that some unstable freaks were incited to to take action against a soldier, and PTL for our troops.

Not surprisingly, it was pulled. The editors there have given up all pretense of being objective journalists......they just don't like it when someone points it out.

[.cnI redruM]

Typical Blue State mentality.