Robbery victim (a U.S. Marine) plugs bullet holes with fingers
When a U.S. Marine attempting to make a Craigslist sale was robbed in a south Florida apartment complex last week, he did what he was trained to do: He gave chase until he was shot, then he plugged the bullet wounds with his fingers.
"I'm a Marine and I'm not going to run from a fight," Lt. Col Karl Trenker told the Associated Press during a Friday news conference at North Broward Medical Center. He was treated there after the Dec. 21 shooting.
"You wouldn't want a Marine to run from a fight. Call me crazy, call me stupid. I got shot once and it just angered me more. I wanted to get this guy. I got shot twice, and I re-evaluated that decision. I decided I need to stay alive."
Trenker, 48, benefited from his military background -- 29 years as a Marine, including tours of duty in Afghanistan and Iraq -- that investigators said likely saved his life.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/12/florida-marine-shot-during-craigslist-robbery.html
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