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Semper Fi !!! chieftain Aug 2015 #1
Didn't know that was the Air Force motto as well. GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #78
This message was self-deleted by its author Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #84
Nope - read the BBC & France 24 accounts GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #85
Brave Devil Dogs. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #2
How terrifying. narnian60 Aug 2015 #3
"Hope that Marine makes it." Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #4
So true Duckhunter935 Aug 2015 #27
Good guys without guns foil bad guy with assault rifle and lots of malaise Aug 2015 #5
+If they were armed there would only be one person shot. former9thward Aug 2015 #6
Just like gun control kept the shooter from acquiring a rifle and nine 30-round magazines. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Renew Deal Aug 2015 #18
Like the foiled attack on Charlie Hebdo Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #30
Exactly. alarimer Aug 2015 #26
Women and minorities are the fastest growing segment of the gun owning population. Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #28
I'm a woman and a feminist - and I hate seeing men mocked Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #47
+1 nt steve2470 Aug 2015 #80
No telling how many lives they saved. herding cats Aug 2015 #8
+1000 smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #10
+1001 SCantiGOP Aug 2015 #24
They're no better than Westboro Baptist Church fanatics. snagglepuss Aug 2015 #42
You're not familiar with the OP, are you? friendly_iconoclast Aug 2015 #75
this nt a la izquierda Aug 2015 #50
Our bravest and finest did a good job here Gothmog Aug 2015 #9
Air Force guy. GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #92
How would they have recognized him? KamaAina Aug 2015 #11
I'm guessing a Kalashnikov and a shit ton of ammo in a bag are kind of distinctive. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #13
If he was walking down the street like that KamaAina Aug 2015 #17
Perhaps. Perhaps not. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #22
Marines I believe are commonly used for embassy security Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #52
embassy security leanforward Aug 2015 #58
Sorry, they weren't Marines. tabasco Aug 2015 #94
"A shit ton". That always gets me laughing! Thats a LOT! 7962 Aug 2015 #19
Brussels to Paris? Stryder Aug 2015 #36
There's two types of country in the world. Those who use the metric system and Glassunion Aug 2015 #38
Another good one! nt 7962 Aug 2015 #63
article says they heard the distinct sound of loading the gun from inside the restroom HFRN Aug 2015 #29
They weren't passengers....they saw the guy in the station and followed him onto the train. nt msanthrope Aug 2015 #57
That was after they were on the train. KamaAina Aug 2015 #65
They probably saw something that set off danger signals, GGJohn Aug 2015 #67
They've been trained at recognizing suspicious people. 7962 Aug 2015 #21
Post #12 suggests Islamophobia Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #31
Whoever post 12 is must have me on ignore yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #34
You and about 45 others according to his boasts. Frankly, I'm surprised he saw the OP. I was Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #53
... pinboy3niner Aug 2015 #56
laughing so hard right now...... 7962 Aug 2015 #64
Lol. Well their loss. Have a great weekend! yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #68
Same here davidpdx Aug 2015 #118
Marines are being taught "combat profiling" enabling them pocoloco Aug 2015 #33
They were not Marines. nt tblue37 Aug 2015 #100
They profiled him. Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #40
They weren't Marines. GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #93
The early reports were not sure it was a terrorist until his skin color and his religion were known. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #12
Pat yourself on the back. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #14
You're such a putz Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #15
Just never stops does it? 7962 Aug 2015 #20
I ask, Have you no shame sir? GGJohn Aug 2015 #35
I may be wrong... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2015 #44
You may be right, but given Fred's track record, GGJohn Aug 2015 #48
That's the way I read it. Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2015 #61
Its also often called "white supremacist" or "anti government" 7962 Aug 2015 #66
He was already known to the authorities, and I think the attack was the convincing item. Yo_Mama Aug 2015 #49
You never quit, do you? Codeine Aug 2015 #117
Wow... does this post make you look like an ASS, or what? cherokeeprogressive Aug 2015 #121
I have every confidence President Obama will ... lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #16
President Obama won't have to worry about it philosslayer Aug 2015 #59
Our police could take lessons from these Marines. Rozlee Aug 2015 #23
A U.S. cop would have shot the guy with the Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #39
I would love to believe that but... Rozlee Aug 2015 #46
Do you know how hard it is to hit an arm or leg from a distance shot? 7962 Aug 2015 #69
A Bruce Willis movie? Are you serious? Rozlee Aug 2015 #102
Unarmed? Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #114
Huh? Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #70
Damn serious. Haven't you been reading about Ferguson? Rozlee Aug 2015 #103
What the fuck are you talking about? Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #115
False. GGJohn Aug 2015 #71
What threat did Michael Brown, Tamir Rice and Walter Scott pose? Rozlee Aug 2015 #105
What's that got to do with my post? GGJohn Aug 2015 #112
And again, what kind of threat needed to be neutralized in a suspect that was running away? Rozlee Aug 2015 #113
What the fuck all does any if that have to do with the OP? Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #116
*sigh* Rozlee Aug 2015 #122
What part of my post are you not understanding? GGJohn Aug 2015 #120
And I said many in the US kill even after the threat is neutralized and even when Rozlee Aug 2015 #123
That has zero to do with the training they receive in the academy, GGJohn Aug 2015 #124
Semantics. Rozlee Aug 2015 #125
Extreme bravery sarisataka Aug 2015 #25
K&R... spanone Aug 2015 #32
Oo-rah! roscoeroscoe Aug 2015 #37
Way to go, USAF andf National Guard! LiberalEsto Aug 2015 #41
No Marines were involved GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #96
bravo. this should LBN. A massacre was prevented thanks to the Marines still_one Aug 2015 #43
USA! USA! USA! ericson00 Aug 2015 #45
Do I detect sarcasm, Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #72
dead serious. Nothing wrong with chanting our country's great name ericson00 Aug 2015 #81
I love this story, Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #51
My understanding is that they were already on the train Gigabear Aug 2015 #54
That would make more sense! Thanks. NT Syzygy321 Aug 2015 #60
My understanding is that they saw the perp somewhere Snobblevitch Aug 2015 #73
Unarmed marines leanforward Aug 2015 #55
I take that train all the time DFW Aug 2015 #62
What would cause 3 presumably strange to this area to start following a stranger, and jtuck004 Aug 2015 #101
That is a very crowded train DFW Aug 2015 #109
Semper Fucking A! nt Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #74
Is that the new Air Force motto? GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #95
Read the original post without edits. You'll see they were originally identified as Marines Xipe Totec Aug 2015 #97
Been posting this for the last six hours. GoneOffShore Aug 2015 #98
Wow. (edited to add: Not Marines, one Air Force one Oregon National Guard) Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #76
Not sure where the 'toilet' story came from - he shot, and then the 2 decided to rush him muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #77
The Thalys trains are very narrow and very crowded DFW Aug 2015 #89
See #79 - it now seems it was another who struggled with him first muriel_volestrangler Aug 2015 #90
KGW looks to now have some video he shot in the train... cascadiance Aug 2015 #106
it is now being reported by the french media drray23 Aug 2015 #79
Very brave, fast thinking and acting! Waiting For Everyman Aug 2015 #82
K&R Glassunion Aug 2015 #83
They were not Marines. cwydro Aug 2015 #86
In the news report linked, they were Marines. Glassunion Aug 2015 #87
And often OPs edit as new info becomes available. cwydro Aug 2015 #88
I have added an update Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2015 #91
I was in the Air Force long ago. cwydro Aug 2015 #99
And it's good to see sarisataka Aug 2015 #107
Hell to the yeah. nt cwydro Aug 2015 #108
Ain't that some shit? Take a vacation from Afghanistan and wind up having to deal with another dick hollowdweller Aug 2015 #104
I hope they made his takedown very, very painful (like loss of his tackle) NT 1939 Aug 2015 #110
Someone I know just wrote that she thought this was a false flag thing or a "plant" betsuni Aug 2015 #111
As an American and Oregonian I am proud of these guys davidpdx Aug 2015 #119
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