God, how I love the Marines. You can tell this story was written by some liberal, no nothing kid, saying this guy worked for the Marines. This guy is a Marine.
Learned early in the Coast Guard to buy the Marines a beer, because you wanted them on your side in a bar fight.
I know this story has been told before, but I just love to telling it, again. Gives me a comfortable feelling when you see all the crap on the news.
Do you remember the #1 gun Rule?
“Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he’s too old to fight,
he’ll just kill you.”
Well, here’s the proof:
The 71-year-old retired Marine who opened fire on two robbers
at a Plantation, FL , sub shop late Wednesday, killing one and
critically wounding the other, is described as John Lovell, a former
pilot for two presidents. He doesn’t drink, he doesn’t smoke, he works
out everyday.
Lovell was a man of action Wednesday night. According to
Plantation police, two masked gunmen came into the Subway at 1949 N.
Pine Rd.
Just after 11 p.m. There was a lone diner – Lovell, who was
finishing his meal. After robbing the cashier, the two men attempted to
shove Lovell into a bathroom and rob him as well. They got his money.
But then Lovell pulled
his handgun, opened fire, shooting one of the thieves in the
head and chest and the other in the head. When police arrived, they
found one of the men in the shop. K-9 units found the other in the
bushes of a nearby business.
They also found cash strewn around the front of the sandwich
shop according to Detective Robert Rettig of the Plantation Police
Department. Both men were taken to Broward General Medical Center,
where one, Donicio Arrindell, 22, of North Lauderdale died. The other,
21-year-old Frederick Gadson of Fort Lauderdale is in critical but
stable condition.
A longtime friend of Lovell, was not surprised to hear what
happened. ‘He’d give you the shirt off his back and he’d be mad if
someone tried to take the shirt off your back,’’ he said. Lovell worked
as a pilot for the Marines, flying former Presidents John F. Kennedy
and Lyndon B. Johnson.
He later worked as a pilot for Pan Am and Delta. Lovell is not
married and does not have children.
He is not expected to be charged, authorities said ‘‘He was in
fear for his life,’’ Rettig said. "These criminals ought to realize
that most men in their 70’s have military backgrounds and aren’t
intimidated by idiots.
The only thing he could be charged with is participating in an
unfair fight.
One 71 -year young Marine against two punks.
Two head shots and one center -body-mass shot - good
shooting!. That’ll teach them not to get between a Marine and his meal.
Don’t you just love a story with a happy ending?
(Florida law allows law-abiding citizens to carry a concealed
weapon.)
“The great goal is that every man be armed.
Everyone who is able may have a gun.”
Thomas Jefferson
