Kappa Sig From Sacramento State And Childhood Friends Stop Terrorist Attack On French Train
Three Americans are responsible for thwarting an attempted terrorist attack on a high speed train in France Friday afternoon. Childhood friends Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, and Anthony Sadler saved countless lives after subduing, slamming, and knocking out a heavily armed jihadist gunman.
From the New York Times:
Alek Skarlatos, a specialist in the National Guard from Oregon vacationing in Europe with a friend in the Air Force, Airman First Class Spencer Stone and another American, Anthony Sadler, looked up and saw the gunman. Mr. Skarlatos, who was returning from a deployment in Afghanistan, looked over at the powerfully built Mr. Stone, a martial arts enthusiast. “Let’s go, go!” he shouted.
Mr. Stone went after the gunman and, with his friends, pounded him to the floor of the train carriage. “I mean, adrenaline mostly just takes over,” Skarlatos said in a Skype interview on Saturday that appeared on television barely 12 hours after it was over. “I didn’t realize, or fully comprehend, what was going on.”
Incredible story. This is why the servicemen and women of our country are simply the best. They stare down an AK-47, themselves unarmed, and shout “Let’s go!” We’re talking about three dudes in their early twenties doing the whole “Euro Trip” excursion. You can imagine they might not have been in the best fighting shape after days and nights of drinking, smoking, and fucking everything in sight. Yet, they were still able to wrestle this dingleberry to the ground, eliminate the threat, and assist those wounded in the conflict.
Forget a beer, France needs to pay for the remainder of these three heroes’ trip. I’m talking penthouse suites, VIP access, and the finest French hookers available..
[via New York Times]
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9 years ago at 6:02 pmAEKDB!!
9 years ago at 6:06 pmHell fucking yes.
9 years ago at 6:11 pmLet’s see the liberals try and make some shit out of this one.
9 years ago at 6:13 pmDoubt it. Who would hate on heroism?
9 years ago at 6:20 pmMichael Moore
9 years ago at 6:24 pmTouché
9 years ago at 6:31 pmThe liberals will say, “Two out of three terrorist-stoppers are GDI’s.”
9 years ago at 6:58 pmAlek Skarlatos, the Oregon Army National Guardsman, is an infantryman recently returned from a deployment to Afghanistan. He described in his interview that he took the AK away from gunman and began muzzle thumping him in the skull until he was unconscious and then proceeded to clear the rest of the train looking for other potential shooters. A muzzle thump is similar to the jabbing motion a soldier makes with a bayonet mounted to his rifle. It’s useful in close quarter situations to subdue a foe and is one hell of a way to assert your dominance over your enemy. These men deserve copious amounts of whiskey and French damsels lined up out the door. Well done
9 years ago at 6:14 pmThe only thing that could make this story better was if these men were Sailors. Let the shit talk begin. Cheers boys
9 years ago at 7:18 pmReally?
9 years ago at 7:24 pmLet’s be honest here, how many Sailors use a weapon again after basic?
9 years ago at 7:25 pmNavy Seals?
9 years ago at 5:35 amAn exceptionally small percentage of sailors are admitted to BUD/S, PowerPoint.
9 years ago at 4:36 pmAlso SWCC
9 years ago at 5:34 pmI see some weapons
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9 years ago at 11:39 amLet’s not fuck up something good boys
9 years ago at 9:32 pmStingers Up
9 years ago at 6:15 pmYou guys think that both servicemen will receive the MOH?
9 years ago at 6:17 pmNah. Silver Star at most.
9 years ago at 6:41 pmWrong, you have to be in an actual combat to be awarded the Silver Star. They will be awarded Soldier’s/Airman’s medal.
9 years ago at 7:26 pmThat’s what I kind of thought. I wasn’t exactly sure what the requirements were in that aspect.
9 years ago at 8:07 pmWhy is it always the Muslims?
9 years ago at 6:19 pmBecause fuck you, thats why
9 years ago at 6:30 pmAmerican soldiers risking their lives to save French people…history really does repeat itself.
9 years ago at 6:20 pmThe French are also assholes that don’t respect Americans at all. You would think they would be more grateful.
9 years ago at 10:04 amI just came back from study abroad in France and they’re actually extremely respectful unless your in Paris. Paris is like the New York of France. Outside of that one city, they love America.
9 years ago at 5:33 pm“So how was your vacation?”
9 years ago at 6:30 pm“Not bad. Choked out a terrorist then beat him with his own rifle. How was yours?”