http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...at-him-until-he-was-unconscious-10466861.html

Mr Sadler, a senior at Sacramento State University, toldThe Associated Press of his friends' exploits: "Spencer makes first contact, he tackles the guy, Alek wrestles the gun away from him, and the gunman pulls out a boxcutter and slices Spencer a few times.

“And the three of us beat him until he was unconscious.
...
Airman Mr Stone, who was injured himself in the hand during the tussle, performed first aid on the unidentified passenger.

Mr Sadler continued: "Spencer, who has some paramedics training, just clogged up his neck so he wouldn't die. This is all in the midst of Spencer bleeding profusely himself.”

"It was just really heroic of him to do something like that."

Mr Skarlatos added: "We just did what we had to do. You either run away or fight. We chose to fight and got lucky and didn't die."

 

Flight 93 changed the lexicon from inaction to action.

 

If the Police will just refrain from shooting the heroes, this might become a trend!

 

Flight 93 changed the lexicon from inaction to action.

Hell yes, in the words of these brave men in France, 'I'm probably going to die anyway ... so let's go. I’d rather die being active than sitting in the corner doing nothing'.
http://www.france24.com/en/20150822-france-train-attack-briton-chris-norman-thalys
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/three-americans-hailed-heroes-stopping-train-attack-n414206

 

In other news...

I am sure someone will accuse our two heroes of infringing upon the rights of the gentle jihadist.

 

Trump ,and now this.....what a country.

 

Or pounding him into unconsciousness after they disarmed him, twice, or is that thrice.

 

Trump ,and now this.....what a country.

Consider being less cryptic.

 

Where is the fun in that? Not everyone has a loosewire behind the keyboard you know.

 

Good memory, where your friendly moderator.

 

Good memory, where your friendly moderator.

After all these years, I still don't understand.

 

Joey ...

I think the ARMY is wrong with that involuntary discharge. That Qualitative Management Program looked at "black marks" in the service record and not the reasons of the black marks. More about that program is: http://archive.armytimes.com/articl...-expands-involuntary-separations-problem-NCOs

Classifying his "relief from duties and flight home" as a black mark without looking at the whole even is a miscarriage of justice and I hope the Congress critters get after the ARMY.

Personally, I would be looking at those Officers who reviewed and approved such an action against the 1st Sargent. Maybe it's time for the Senate to hold up promotions of those officers for "loss of confidence" or in my simpler words ... being stupid.

I had just finished reading Ashley's War, the story of the Cultural Support Teams who went in with the Rangers and interrogated the Afgan women and children. It was about the first group of women on those teams. Another group of heroes that preceded this week's news of two women graduating from Ranger School. They fail to mention that 400 soldiers applied and less than 100 graduated. As long as the women meet the established and not discriminative standards, I say good for them. Those in the aforementioned teams demonstrated to the Army that dedicated soldiers, male and female, can meet the high standards. The graduates earned their Ranger tab. Use them as such.

More about LT Ashley White and the Cultural Support Team.

 

After all these years, I still don't understand.

Who does?

 

Hero's , standing for what you believe in,the right thing to do. Who can say that

they would get Involved. We can feel good about our Involvement thru the Marines

and there action, Lets stand up and be counted. Feel's good today.

 

In other news...

I am sure someone will accuse our two heroes of infringing upon the rights of the gentle jihadist.

Yeah. That alleged newspaper also has this front page news:

• Girl pops giant six-year-old pimple with disgusting results

 

@12 , that what's what they call breaking news today.

 

Looks like the Zoomie and his bros will be kissed by the French President.
http://www.france24.com/en/20150823-hollande-give-frances-highest-award-train-heroes-monday

PARIS (AFP) -

French President Francois Hollande will present three young Americans and a British man with the country's top Legion d'Honneur medal at a ceremony on Monday in recognition of their bravery after they overpowered a gunman on a packed Thalys train, an Elysee source said.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_of_Honour

Ike received his like a man.

 

If the Police will just refrain from shooting the heroes, this might become a trend!

Huh?

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/24/us-france-train-shots-u-s-honor-idUSKCN0QS0XC20150824

The suspect's lawyer said on Sunday the man named by intelligence sources as Ayoub el Khazzani, 26, of Morocco, is "dumbfounded" they had him down as a suspected Islamist militant. She said he told her he only intended to rob people on board because he was hungry.

Lawyers. I'm sure he planned to rob them after he finished killing them.

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/24/us-france-train-shots-u-s-honor-idUSKCN0QS0XC20150824



Lawyers. I'm sure he planned to rob them after he finished killing them.

He's too poor to eat, yet had no problem finding the funds to fly all over the world or obtain pistols and automatic rifles.

Hmmmm....