Brother of U.S. serviceman who helped thwart gunman on train says passengers 'lucky'

LA Times ^ | August 22, 2015 | Zahira Torres

[ponygirl]

Solon Skarlatos almost didn

[ponygirl]

Turns out that Spencer Stone, who tackled the shooter, is also an EMT and was able to stop the bleeding of the passenger who was slashed in the neck.

[ETL]

Such a “peaceful” religion.

http://thereligionofpeace.com/

[Kozak]

Reports that the train conductors locked themselves in a cabin on the train....

[The_Media_never_lie]

They were not armed?

[Crim]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-train-shooting-us-soldiers-speak-of-the-moment-they-stopped-gunman-and-beat-him-until-he-was-unconscious-10466861.html

I love that...”beat him until he was unconscious”

[BilLies]

“Lafayette, we are here.”

[Paladin2]

The Jihadi apparently kept demanding to have his gun returned.

[sergeantdave]

From the article:

“I grabbed the AK and started muzzle thumping him in the head,’ Alek Skarlatos said.”

[txrefugee]

And the Iranian chums of Obama and Kerry object to the idea that Islam is violent. Don’t believe your lyin’ eyes.

[silverleaf]

Hand of God was over that train

Someone aboard has work to fulfill

[bigtoona]

The guys are lucky to be alive, amazing that they were able to subdue him without being armed.

[Kozak]

Nope.

[Delta 21]

The only thing amazing to me is that they let the guy live.

[Gandalf_The_Gray]

Hand of God was over that train...
Someone aboard has work to fulfill!

Indeed! And so it was fulfilled in a most satisfactory manor!

While those charged with safe operation ran and hid,
the three heroes, in a display of gut-wrenching courage and
raw determination in the face of adversity, prevailed!

OOH-RAH

Well done Marines!
Regards,
GtG

PS Q; Where do we find such men as these?
A; Right here!

[FreeAtlanta]

It is probably good to have him for questioning. I think most of these jerks and their associates expect them to either off themselves of get killed.

Maybe, the best thing would be to question him. Get as much info as possible. Make up even more intel that we got from him and then drop him off behind ISIS lines after letting his sick brothers know all the great intel we got from him.

[FreeAtlanta]

I hear mixed information about their services. I don’t think they were Marines. I think one is national guard and one Air Force. Not sure of the other.

[Delta 21]

All that would have been running thru my mind as I watched him bleed out on the floor.

- sorry, Gibbs. My moment of weakness.

[biff]

The Frenchies will probably sentence him to ten years in prison and let him out it one.

[silverleaf]

Where do you find such men?
In the United States Air Force!