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Unarmed hero US marine took bullet in..neck as he+colleague tackled euro-train gunman armed w/AK47
The Daily Mail ^ | 21 August 2015 | DARREN BOYLE

Posted on 08/21/2015 7:44:01 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

A US Marine who foiled a terrorist attack on a French-bound train was shot in the neck while disarming the crazed gunman.

The marine, one of two unarmed servicemen, spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to arm his weapon in the toilet of the high speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.

The gunman got on the train in Brussels and attempted his attack soon after crossing the French border. The 26-year-old Moroccan national, who was known to security services, came out of the toilet brandishing the gun and opened fire. Fortunately, the Marines were nearby and overpowered him before he could massacre passengers.

The suspected terrorist had at least nine full magazines of ammunition holding almost 300 rounds. He was also carrying a knife.

Unfortunately, one of the Marines was shot although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bravemen; france; letsroll; thefewtheproud; usmc
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To: Sequoyah101

Yeah, the picture at #16 is from an entirely different incident.


61 posted on 08/21/2015 9:57:36 PM PDT by Pelham (Without deportation you have defacto amnesty)
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To: familyop
You might consider working on your communication/sarcasm skills.

Because I don't know if I should slap you upside the head for insulting the heroic off duty Marines, or for the head scratching insult to Donald Trump!

I can multi-task.

62 posted on 08/21/2015 10:01:32 PM PDT by sarasmom
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To: Pelham
It looks like the article has been updated. The two servicemen involved were Air Force and Oregon National Guard, plus a British IT consultant and "a guy from California." (Doesn't say if he was military or not.) It also says the injured sustained a knife wound to the neck, not a shot.

A US solider who foiled a terrorist attack on a French-bound train was knifed in the neck while disarming the crazed gunman.

Spencer Stone, who is part of the U.S. Air Force, spotted the 26-year-old Moroccan acting suspiciously and heard him trying to arm his weapon in the toilet of the high speed train between Amsterdam and Paris.

He was travelling with Oregon National Guard member Alek Skarlatos, 22, who was on leave travelling through Europe at the time after returning from Afghanistan.

With the help of Anthony Sadler, from Pittsburg, California, and British IT consultant Chris Norman, they managed to wrestle the attacker to the ground, stopping what could have been a deadly terrorist attack.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3206426/U-S-Marines-armed-gunman-onboard-high-speed-train-Amsterdam-Paris.html#ixzz3jWFRmUU9

Pretty awesome job guys!

63 posted on 08/21/2015 10:34:30 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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To: Pelham

According to the updated site, those are the three who were involved. 1) ? California; 2) Oregon National Guard; 3) British IT guy. You can see blood on the one guy’s shirt. Obviously, the guy who was knifed is not in the picture because he’s in the hospital. Looks like it was Air Force that took the knife.


64 posted on 08/21/2015 10:39:57 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

interview and other links:

http://www.businessinsider.com.au/video-watch-the-men-who-overpowered-a-gunman-on-a-paris-train-tell-their-story-2015-8

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28684380/pittsburg-native-helped-disarm-attacker-france-train

http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/665260/

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1208105/Dramatic-footage-shows-aftermath-French-train-attack.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490


65 posted on 08/21/2015 10:52:11 PM PDT by huldah1776
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To: MinorityRepublican

Ooh rah! That ought to ruin Obama s day.


66 posted on 08/21/2015 10:54:16 PM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

“...one of the Marines was shot although his injuries are not thought to be life-threatening”

It’s actually amazing that he got a neck wound from a rifle and it ISN’T life-threatening.

Add that to the other bits of luck about being close enough to recognize the sound of a rifle being loaded and cocked and having just the right guys close by to stop the jihadi, and you might get the idea an angel was riding that train.


67 posted on 08/21/2015 11:11:34 PM PDT by VanShuyten ("a shadow...draped nobly in the folds of a gorgeous eloquence.")
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To: ponygirl

Three cheers for the NG and the AF then, as well as for the civilians involved.

I think the French figure any American that’d rush a rifle unarmed has to be a Marine. Courage knows no boundaries when it comes to branch of service.


68 posted on 08/21/2015 11:22:37 PM PDT by M1911A1 (My red line is Jeb Bush.)
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To: M1911A1

If you watch the interview at that Business Insider link, it’s kind of funny. “And then Alex said to Spencer, ‘Go get him!’ And Spencer did!” The reporting is all over the place, though. One site says the serviceman was shot, but in the interview they said he got sliced across the back of the neck and that his thumb was almost cut off, while another passenger is the one who got shot. So I guess we’ll have to wait to get the whole story.


69 posted on 08/21/2015 11:27:42 PM PDT by ponygirl (An Appeal to Heaven.)
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To: ponygirl

You’re right. My error.


70 posted on 08/22/2015 12:14:23 AM PDT by Pelham (Without deportation you have defacto amnesty)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Linked article says USAF


71 posted on 08/22/2015 1:19:39 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act)
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To: MinorityRepublican

None of the men are Marines it now appears, Air Force and National Guard.

What amazes me is how quickly those medals were handed out, is that normal in France?


72 posted on 08/22/2015 3:41:49 AM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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To: PotatoHeadMick

It is amazing to get medals mere days/hours after an incident. Here in the US, we’re still giving out medals for World War I.


73 posted on 08/22/2015 4:00:44 AM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: Pelham

Not with that haircut


74 posted on 08/22/2015 4:32:04 AM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Pelham

And the reply by the injured Marine?

It’s just a scratch, a graze!


75 posted on 08/22/2015 4:37:56 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Pelham

I’ll bet that guy is the Frog actor who got hit.


76 posted on 08/22/2015 4:48:05 AM PDT by skimbell
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To: PotatoHeadMick

> What amazes me is how quickly those medals were handed out,

Exactly what I thought. Do they have some laying around in every stop along the way just in case?


77 posted on 08/22/2015 6:07:22 AM PDT by glorgau
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To: onona

Please check the batteries in your sarcasm meter.


78 posted on 08/22/2015 6:19:50 AM PDT by MortMan (All those in favor of gun control raise both hands!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Brave, brave men.


79 posted on 08/22/2015 6:21:22 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: familyop

Your comment had nothing to do with this story. It was a distraction from what these brave men did; that’s why posters are objecting. Instead of further insulting them, you might have had your post pulled.


80 posted on 08/22/2015 6:26:25 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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