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  • 95-Year-Old WWII Veteran Fights Off Robber With Cane

    05/05/2015 5:25:15 AM PDT · by ETL · 33 replies
    CBS News ^ | May 4, 2015 | Paul Burton
    MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) – Arthur Kemberis may be 95 years old and walks with a cane but this WWII veteran had the strength to fight off a would be robber who tried to steal his wallet. “I am not a fighter. I am too old to do that but I did lift up my cane and struck him on the shoulder,” Kemberis said. Arthur says the unexpected confrontation unfolded Saturday morning when he went to pick up his wife’s prescription at Walgreens in Manchester. Police say that’s when a suspect began following Arthur inside the store. “I took the money...